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authorRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2008-11-19 12:50:49 +0000
committerRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2008-11-19 12:50:49 +0000
commit3faba9e651e08664d5a5719efee02e5c590618e3 (patch)
tree5f16dec28772291922087012fb7ba196506bd28a /dhcpcd.conf.5.in
parent55a303e7bfcdf254a02000ab049c0d64cad41cfc (diff)
downloaddhcpcd-3faba9e651e08664d5a5719efee02e5c590618e3.tar.xz
Clarify the clientid option.
Diffstat (limited to 'dhcpcd.conf.5.in')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/dhcpcd.conf.5.in b/dhcpcd.conf.5.in
index 90b2c1ba..acfcc347 100644
--- a/dhcpcd.conf.5.in
+++ b/dhcpcd.conf.5.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd November 17, 2008
+.Dd November 19, 2008
.Dt DHCPCD.CONF 5 SMM
.Sh NAME
.Nm dhcpcd.conf
@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ carrier status.
Send the
.Ar clientid .
If the string is of the format 01:02:03 then it is encoded as hex.
-For interfaces whose hardware address is longer than 8 bytes we send a default
-clientid of the hardware family and the hardware address.
+For interfaces whose hardware address is longer than 8 bytes, or if the
+.Ar clientid
+is an empty string then
+.Nm dhcpcd
+sends a default
+.Ar clientid
+of the hardware family and the hardware address.
.It Ic duid
Generate an
.Rs