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		<< DHCP WIDE-Implementation, version 1.3.6 >>

							April, 1997.

   This package is a distribution kit of DHCP WIDE-Implementation
   version 1.3.6.  DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a
   protocol which provides informations to computer when it boots.
   This release includes DHCP server, relay agent, and client.


<License>

   See "Copyright" included in this directory.

   Also, portions of this software may fall under the copyrights which
   are included the end of this file.  These are included corresponded
   source code files.


<Package>

   You can get the latest version from;
	ftp://sh.wide.ad.jp/WIDE/free-ware/dhcp/

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** Attention for this ports file **

	   To use DHCP, your kernel must be rebuilt with the following
	line added to your kernel config file (/sys/i386/conf/<YourMachine>):

pseudo-device	bpfilter	4	#Berkeley packet filter

	and make bpf devices in your /dev directory: /dev/bpf[1-3].

cd /dev
./MAKEDEV bpf1
./MAKEDEV bpf2
./MAKEDEV bpf3

** dhcpdb.relay file is need without relay agent **

	  Please read more information in
	/usr/local/share/doc/dhcp/intro.dhcp or intro.dhcp.jis.

** additional function **

	   DHCP client(dhcpc) in this port is supported "dynamic change
	/etc/resolv.conf and hostname via DHCP infomation".

		  o `-r' is recreate /etc/resolv.conf
		         (resolv.conf file is overwritten.)
		  o `-n' is reset HOSTNAME

** Acknowledgements to this ports file **
	Special thanks to:
		Hirotaka TAKETA<taketa@csk.co.jp>
		Hajimu UMEMOTO<ume@calm.imasy.or.jp>
		Tamotsu KANOH<kanoh@kanoh.iijnet.or.jp>
		Junichi SATOH<junichi@astec.co.jp>
		Hisashi HIRAMOTO<hiramoto@phys.chs.nihon-u.ac.jp>
		Takeshi TAGUCHI<taguchi@tohoku.iij.ad.jp>
		Keisuke INOUE<keisuke@aa.cs.keio.ac.jp>

- Yoshiro MIHIRA
(sanpei@yy.cs.keio.ac.jp)