Well if the current network config is set to simply use DHCP, then renewing DHCP is a pretty safe move. If the DHCP is set to serve a static IP for the MAC, th

Well if the current network config is set to simply use DHCP, then renewing DHCP is a pretty safe move. If the DHCP is set to serve a static IP for the MAC, the problem will presist, if the DHCP server is dynamic it will just do what its desgined to do and assign a unused address fixing the problem while not changing the network configuration at all.