How to automate running the dhclient in ubuntu?
You should check your network configuration in:
/etc/network/interfaces
If you want DHCP, it should be something like this:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
If you want a static IP, it should go like below:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
network xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
broadcast xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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