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+--- client/dhclient.8.orig Sun Nov 17 03:25:43 2002
++++ client/dhclient.8 Wed Mar 3 02:06:52 2004
+@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
+ .\"
+ .\" $Id: dhclient.8,v 1.12.2.7 2002/11/17 02:25:43 dhankins Exp $
+ .\"
++.\" Portions copyright (c) 2000 David E. O'Brien.
++.\" All rights reserved.
++.\" $FreeBSD: /tmp/pcvs/ports/net/isc-dhcp3-server/files/Attic/extra-patch-client::dhclient.8,v 1.1 2004-03-22 00:41:59 des Exp $
++.\"
+ .TH dhclient 8
+ .SH NAME
+ dhclient - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
+@@ -28,12 +32,18 @@
+ .I port
+ ]
+ [
++.B -D
++]
++[
+ .B -d
+ ]
+ [
+ .B -q
+ ]
+ [
++.B -v
++]
++[
+ .B -1
+ ]
+ [
+@@ -64,6 +74,10 @@
+ relay
+ ]
+ [
++.B -i
++interval
++]
++[
+ .B -n
+ ]
+ [
+@@ -148,6 +162,15 @@
+ configuration file or on the command line, and will ignore all other
+ interfaces.
+ .PP
++The
++.B -D
++flag causes
++.B dhclient
++to save the script it creates for use in conjunction with
++.B dhclient-script
++in
++.IR /tmp.
++.PP
+ If the DHCP client should listen and transmit on a port other than the
+ standard (port 68), the
+ .B -p
+@@ -171,6 +194,12 @@
+ 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
++On FreeBSD, dhclient can be enabled to automatically handle the
++link status of the network card. Normally polling is done every
++five seconds. The polling interval can be set using the
++.B -i
++flag, followed by the numbers of seconds. Minimum is one second.
++.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
+@@ -188,6 +217,10 @@
+ .B -q
+ flag prevents any messages other than errors from being printed to the
+ standard error descriptor.
++.B -v
++flag turns on all messages.
++Opposite of
++.B -q .
+ .PP
+ The client normally doesn't release the current lease as it is not
+ required by the DHCP protocol. Some cable ISPs require their clients