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authorTed Lemon <source@isc.org>2001-04-05 22:36:28 +0000
committerTed Lemon <source@isc.org>2001-04-05 22:36:28 +0000
commit4cefd70b813fa24839ce60593f9e865b4cc836c3 (patch)
treef9b64cde14f1fcee2349137502bf9ab1b8de2e25 /client
parentb089b9af9e941706ec9debc7326664b2c138d2f9 (diff)
downloadisc-dhcp-4cefd70b813fa24839ce60593f9e865b4cc836c3.tar.gz
Fix some documentation errors
Diffstat (limited to 'client')
-rw-r--r--client/dhclient.824
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/client/dhclient.8 b/client/dhclient.8
index 2b30f9fa..d8e6d185 100644
--- a/client/dhclient.8
+++ b/client/dhclient.8
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ dhclient - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
server
]
[
+.B -g
+relay
+]
+[
+.B -n
+]
+[
.B -w
]
[
@@ -155,6 +162,12 @@ be specified with the
.B -s
flag, followed by the IP address or domain name of the destination.
.PP
+For testing purposes, the giaddr field of all packets that the client
+sends can be set using the
+.B -g
+flag, followed by the IP address to send. This is only useful for testing,
+and should not be expected to work in any consistent or useful way.
+.PP
The DHCP client will normally run in the foreground until it has
configured an interface, and then will revert to running in the
background. To run force dhclient to always run as a foreground
@@ -221,10 +234,17 @@ broadcast interface may be added after system startup. The
.B -w
flag can be used to cause the client not to exit when it doesn't find
any such interfaces. The
-.B dhcpccp (8)
+.B omshell (8)
program can then be used to notify the client when a network interface
-has been added or removed, so that the client can configure an IP
+has been added or removed, so that the client can attempt to configure an IP
address on that interface.
+.PP
+The DHCP client can be directed not to attempt to configure any interfaces
+using the
+.B -n
+flag. This is most likely to be useful in combination with the
+.B -w
+flag.
.SH CONFIGURATION
The syntax of the dhclient.conf(8) file is discussed seperately.
.SH FILES