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Q&A How do you terminate a DHCP lease in OpenWrt?

There is not a way to do this from the Web UI (LuCI). Instead: SSH into the router Delete the corresponding line from /tmp/dhcp.leases However, note that this is not enough to get a new IP. ...

posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar matthewsnyder‭ · 2023-09-06T18:33:18Z (8 months ago)
  • There is not a way to do this from the Web UI (LuCI). Instead:
  • * SSH into the router
  • * Delete the corresponding line from `/tmp/dhcp.leases`
  • There is not a way to do this from the Web UI (LuCI). Instead:
  • * SSH into the router
  • * Delete the corresponding line from `/tmp/dhcp.leases`
  • However, note that this is not enough to get a new IP. Clients tend to request a renewal of the IP they had before, and the router will grant it if it does not conflict with settings (eg. outside IP range). To get a new IP you need to do steps on the client: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/289619
#1: Initial revision by user avatar matthewsnyder‭ · 2023-09-06T18:03:04Z (8 months ago)
There is not a way to do this from the Web UI (LuCI). Instead:

* SSH into the router
* Delete the corresponding line from `/tmp/dhcp.leases`