# network=wlan0
network=eth0
ip=`ip -4 addr show ${network} | grep inet | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1`
echo "Current ip is: ${ip}"

IFS='.' read -r -a ip_array <<< "$ip"
ip_array[-1]=136
newip=`echo ${newip} | sed 's/,/./g'`

sudo dhclient -r $network
sudo ip link set dev $network down

echo "Does the below set the network ip??? When I bring the network up, it seems to revert back to its dhcp-assigned ip. :("
sudo ip address add $newip dev $network

sudo ip link set dev $network up
echo "Does anyone know why or if I have to bring the dhclient back up? I really don't want DHCP messing with things unless there is a restart (which this script will be a startup script...so it should only refresh the static ip)"
sudo dhclient $network