dhclient ifconfig down up?

[Ted Lemon]

On Jun 6, 2007, at 2:41 PM, Jeff Sadowski wrote:
> the ifconfig down;ifconfig up just does not work with wireless or some
> gig switches.
> I'd like to see a better solution then the one I suggested but I
> haven't seen anyone else even purpose a solution.

On linux I don't think anybody's seriously working on this.  The new  
work that's being done is mostly with NetworkManager, not with the  
ISC client.   NetworkManager appears to use a hacked ISC client; its  
function isn't to do DHCP, but rather to tie all the network  
configuration subsystems together.   Doing wireless network selection  
in the DHCP client is really the wrong thing.