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1*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter/*
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35*bb75b0d5SLexi Wintercomment = "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client"
36*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter
37*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterdesc = <<EOD
38*bb75b0d5SLexi WinterThe dhclient(8) utility provides a means for configuring network interfaces
39*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterusing DHCP, BOOTP, or if these protocols fail, by statically assigning an
40*bb75b0d5SLexi Winteraddress.
41*bb75b0d5SLexi Winter
42*bb75b0d5SLexi WinterThe DHCP client is typically started automatically on boot, or by devd(8)
43*bb75b0d5SLexi Winterwhen a new network interface is attached to the system.
44*bb75b0d5SLexi WinterEOD
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