Symptoms
Releasing an IP from a machine
Resolution
In order to release an IP from a machines startup (Linux) you need to do the following:
1. Enter this path: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
2. Choose the eth0 that you want to release:
-rw-r--r-- 1 admin wheel 105 Oct 24 16:51 ifcfg-eth0:1
More ifcfg-eth0:1
DEVICE=eth0:1
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=66.164.241.6 <---------------------- The IP that you want to release from the startup
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=66.164.241.0
ONBOOT=yes
Just remove the file:
(please backup the file that you want to remove first.)
rm ifcfg-eth0:1