Renew DHCP address in your macOS from command line

Renew DHCP address in your macOS from command line

Change en0 by the name of your interface and execute:

• interface=en0 && sudo ipconfig set $interface BOOTP && sudo ipconfig set $interface DHCP && sleep 5 && sudo ipconfig getifaddr $interface

Related commands

• Linux: dhclient -r
• scutil --dns

See also

• DHCP: Cisco IOS DHCP Server, isc-dhcp-server (dhcpd.conf), ip dhcp pool show ip dhcp pool, show ip dhcp binding, show ip dhcp conflict, show ip dhcp server statistics, DHCP snooping, client-identifier, hardware-address, show ip dhcp, ip link, dhcpcd, AWS::EC2::DHCPOptions, dhclient, systemd-networkd
• macOS: macOS versions, iTerm2, Homebrew, FileVault, System Integrity Protection, dscacheutil, networksetup, XNU kernel, APFS, diskutil, mdfind, Keychain Access, Growl, Activity Monitor, sidecar, macOS FHS, Apple Notification Center, sw_vers, Spotlight, pbcopy, MacOS application firewall, Applesimutils, Automatic login, security (command), codesign, spctl, Alfred, Xcode, system_profiler, log show, MacOS Preview, Rectangle app, Finder, macOS: Shortcuts, SEP, osascript, macOS profile, UTM, softwareupdate, systemsetup, pmset , macOS tips, macOS Dock, Automator, SIP, System Preferences, installer, cryptex, AirPlay, macOs first setup, Universal Control
• DNS: Linux DNS, IP, systemd-resolve, /etc/hosts, whois, Domain registrar, dig, host, nslookup, scutil --dns dnsmasq, bind, delv, .local, .internal, .onion, FQDN, TTL, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/systemd/resolved.conf, dscacheutil (macOS), hostname, hostnamectl, bind, resolvectl status, DNS sinkhole, Domain name server, LLMNR, Resource records:MX, TXT, NS, CAA, SSHFP, Apex, CNAME, Wildcard DNS records, Subdomain, /etc/nsswitch.conf, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, CoreDNS, dnsPolicy:, Google Public DNS, DNS caches, Kubernetes ExternalDNS, DNS forwarding, IDNA2008, DNS-1035, Domain name registrars, Split-view DNS