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Diffstat (limited to 'networking/udhcp')
| -rw-r--r-- | networking/udhcp/Config.in | 51 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/Config.in b/networking/udhcp/Config.in index bbc1220a5..55cefb673 100644 --- a/networking/udhcp/Config.in +++ b/networking/udhcp/Config.in @@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ # config APP_UDHCPD - bool "udhcp Server (udhcpd)" + bool "udhcp server (udhcpd)" default n help - uDHCPd is a DHCP server geared primarily toward embedded systems, + udhcpd is a DHCP server geared primarily toward embedded systems, while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant. - See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details. - config APP_DHCPRELAY bool "dhcprelay" default n @@ -30,16 +28,14 @@ config APP_DUMPLEASES Lease times are stored in the file by time remaining in lease, or by the absolute time that it expires in seconds from epoch. - See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details. - config FEATURE_UDHCPD_WRITE_LEASES_EARLY bool "Rewrite the lease file at every new acknowledge" default n depends on APP_UDHCPD help If selected, udhcpd will write a new file with leases every - time a new lease has been accepted, thus eleminating the need - to send SIGUSR1 for the initial writing, or updating. Any timed + time a new lease has been accepted, thus eliminating the need + to send SIGUSR1 for the initial writing or updating. Any timed rewriting remains undisturbed config DHCPD_LEASES_FILE @@ -47,30 +43,28 @@ config DHCPD_LEASES_FILE default "/var/lib/misc/udhcpd.leases" depends on APP_UDHCPD help - The udhcpd stores address in lease files. Normaly it is save - to leave it untouched. - + udhcpd stores addresses in a lease file. This is the absolute path + of the file. Normally it is safe to leave it untouched. config APP_UDHCPC - bool "udhcp Client (udhcpc)" + bool "udhcp client (udhcpc)" default n help - uDHCPc is a DHCP client geared primarily toward embedded systems, + udhcpc is a DHCP client geared primarily toward embedded systems, while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant. The udhcp client negotiates a lease with the DHCP server and - notifies a set of scripts when a lease is obtained or lost. - - See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details. + runs a script when a lease is obtained or lost. config FEATURE_UDHCPC_ARPING - bool "Ask udhcpc to verify that the offered address is free, using arpping" + bool "Verify that the offered address is free, using ARP ping" default y depends on APP_UDHCPC help - If selected, udhcpc will use arpping to make sure the offered address - is really available. The client will DHCPDECLINE the offer if the - address is in use, and restart the discover process. + If selected, udhcpc will send ARP probes and make sure + the offered address is really not in use by anyone. The client + will DHCPDECLINE the offer if the address is in use, + and restart the discover process. config FEATURE_UDHCP_PORT bool "Enable '-P port' option for udhcpd and udhcpc" @@ -85,11 +79,7 @@ config FEATURE_UDHCP_DEBUG default n depends on APP_UDHCPD || APP_UDHCPC help - If selected, udhcpd will output extra debugging output. If using - this option, compile uDHCP with "-g", and do not fork the daemon to - the background. - - See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details. + If selected, udhcpd will output extra debugging output. config FEATURE_RFC3397 bool "Support for RFC3397 domain search (experimental)" @@ -104,25 +94,24 @@ config DHCPC_DEFAULT_SCRIPT default "/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script" depends on APP_UDHCPC help - This script is called after udhcpc receives and answer. See - examples/udhcp for a working example. Normaly it is save + This script is called after udhcpc receives an answer. See + examples/udhcp for a working example. Normally it is safe to leave this untouched. - config UDHCPC_SLACK_FOR_BUGGY_SERVERS int "DHCP options slack buffer size" default 80 range 0 924 depends on APP_UDHCPD || APP_UDHCPC help - Some buggy DHCP servers will send DHCP offer packets with option + Some buggy DHCP servers send DHCP offer packets with option field larger than we expect (which might also be considered a buffer overflow attempt). These packets are normally discarded. If circumstances beyond your control force you to support such servers, this may help. The upper limit (924) makes dhcpc accept even 1500 byte packets (maximum-sized ethernet packets). - This options does not make dhcp[cd] emit non-standard + This option does not make dhcp[cd] emit non-standard sized packets. Known buggy DHCP servers: @@ -130,4 +119,4 @@ config UDHCPC_SLACK_FOR_BUGGY_SERVERS seems to confuse maximum allowed UDP packet size with maximum size of entire IP packet, and sends packets which are 28 bytes too large. - Seednet (ISP) VDSL: sends packets 2 bytes too big. + Seednet (ISP) VDSL: sends packets 2 bytes too large. |