Illustrated TCP/IP Illustrated TCP/IP
by Matthew G. Naugle
Wiley Computer Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 0471196568   Pub Date: 11/01/98
  

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Chapter 318
Releasing an IP Address

To “gracefully” stop using the assigned IP address, the client should transmit a DHCPRELEASE message to the server (using the same keyed binding that it used to get the address from that server). This may occur before the lease duration is up.


Releasing an IP Address


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