.TH dhconf 1

'''

.SH NAME

\fBdhconf\fR \- DHCP client

'''

.SH SYNOPSIS

.IP "\fBdhconf\fR \fIeth0\fR" 4

.P

Configure given interface, stay in foreground until signalled, release address,

flush the interface and exit.

'''

.SH OPTIONS

.IP "\fB-p\fR" 4

Do not print lease information onto stdout.

.IP "\fB-q\fR" 4

Quiet mode; suppress error messages, do not print anything.

'''

.SH SIGNALS

.IP "\fBSIGINT\fR" 4

Host-initiated shutdown; release the address, de-configure interface.

.IP "\fBSIGHUP\fR" 4

The link has been lost; de-configure interface, do not attempt to release the

address.

.IP "\fBSIGTERM\fR" 4

The system is going down; exit immediated, do not de-configure the interface.

'''

.SH SCRIPTS

The following scripts are spawned if present once the lease has been obtained:

.IP "/etc/net/dhcp-gw \fIeth0\fR \fI192.168.1.1\fR" 4

Router address option / default gateway.

.IP "/etc/net/dhcp-dns \fIeth0\fR \fI10.1.2.3\fR ..." 4

Name server. Multiple addresses may be passed.

.IP "/etc/net/dhcp-ntp \fIeth0\fR \fI10.2.4.5\fR ..." 4

NTP server. Multiple addresses possible.

.P

These scripts should be used to configure other system services,

like DNS resolver or time sync daemon. The scripts must be short-running;

\fBdhconf\fR will wait till they exit.