Document NetBSD-specific system requirements.

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@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ The Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client, dhclient, provides a
means for configuring one or more network interfaces using the Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol, BOOTP protocol, or if these protocols
fail, by statically assigning an address.
.SH SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
You must have the Berkeley
Packet Filter (bpf) configured in your NetBSD kernel. You must have
at least one /dev/bpf* file for each broadcast network interface that
is attached to your system.
.SH OPERATION
.PP
The DHCP protocol allows a host to contact a central server which
@ -132,8 +137,8 @@ a debugger, or when running it out of inittab on System V systems.
.SH CONFIGURATION
The syntax of the dhclient.conf(8) file is discussed seperately.
.SH FILES
.B ETCDIR/dhclient.conf, DBDIR/dhclient.leases, RUNDIR/dhclient.pid,
.B DBDIR/dhclient.leases~.
.B /etc/dhclient.conf, /var/db/dhclient.leases, /var/run/dhclient.pid,
.B /var/db/dhclient.leases~.
.SH SEE ALSO
dhcpd(8), dhcrelay(8), dhclient.conf(5), dhclient.leases(5)
.SH AUTHOR

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@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ Protocol (BOOTP). DHCP allows hosts on a TCP/IP network to request
and be assigned IP addresses, and also to discover information about
the network to which they are attached. BOOTP provides similar
functionality, with certain restrictions.
.SH SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
There \fPmust\fR be a /etc/dhcpd.conf file. There \fBmust\fR
be a /var/db/dhcpd.leases file. This file can initially be created by
typing \fItouch /var/db/dhcpd.leases\fR. You must have the Berkeley
Packet Filter (bpf) configured in your NetBSD kernel. You must have
at least one /dev/bpf* file for each broadcast network interface that
is attached to your system.
.SH OPERATION
.PP
The DHCP protocol allows a host which is unknown to the network
@ -313,10 +320,10 @@ use a different name server might be declared as follows:
A more complete description of the dhcpd.conf file syntax is provided
in dhcpd.conf(5).
.SH FILES
.B ETCDIR/dhcpd.conf, DBDIR/dhcpd.leases, RUNDIR/dhcpd.pid,
.B DBDIR/dhcpd.leases~.
.B /etc/dhcpd.conf, /var/db/dhcpd.leases, /var/run/dhcpd.pid,
.B /var/db/dhcpd.leases~.
.SH SEE ALSO
dhclient(8), dhcrelay(8), dhcpd.conf(5), dhcpd.leases(5)
dhclient(8), dhcrelay(8), dhcpd.conf(5), dhcpd.leases(5), bpf(4)
.SH AUTHOR
.B dhcpd(8)
was written by Ted Lemon <mellon@vix.com>