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Net-DHCP version 0.66
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0. DOCS/ AND T/DATA FILES WARNING
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Some files in the docs/ directory are copied from IANA.
They may not be compatible with the Perl license. I have
included them in the tar ball as-is for the sake of reference.

Currently these files are:
- docs/bootp-dhcp-parameters.txt

Some files in t/data are copied from various sources:
- http://packetlife.net/captures/DHCP_MessageType%2010%2C11%2C12%20and%2013.cap
- http://packetlife.net/captures/DHCP_Inter_VLAN.cap
- http://uluru.ee.unsw.edu.au/~tim/zoo/f994f275.pcap
- https://wiki.wireshark.org/SampleCaptures?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=dhcp-auth.pcap.gz

All other files are licensed as described at the bottom of this file.

Please remove the problem files if needed for distribution packaging etc.

You can fork and submit enhancements etc via https://github.com/djzort/Net-DHCP
Sorry, I know github sucks but its popular. See TODO for ideas.

1. DESCRIPTION
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Net::DHCP is a DHCP set of classes designed to handle basic DHCP
handling. It can be used to develop either client, server or relays.
It is composed of 100% pure Perl.

The author invites feedback on Net::DHCP. If there's something you'd
like to have added, please let me know.  If you find a bug, please
send me the information described in the BUGS section below.

The original version of this module was written by Francis van Dun,
and has been deeply reorganized.

2. PREREQUISITES
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Net::DHCP requires Perl 5.8.0 or higher.

Net::DHCP has been tested with the following:

    Perl 5.8.5

    Windows XP with cygwin
    Windows XP with ActivePerl

    RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.5 x86_64
    CentOS Linux 5.5 x86_64
    Debian Squeeze x86_64 (Perl 5.10.1)
    Debian Wheezy x86_64 (Perl 5.14.2)

    Plus CPAN testers

3. INSTALLATION
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To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

4. BUGS
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If you find a bug, please report it to the author along with the
following information:

    * version of Perl (output of 'perl -V' is best)
    * version of Net::DHCP
    * operating system type and version
    * exact text of error message or description of problem
    * the shortest possible program that exhibits the problem

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2002 by Francis van Dun.
Copyright (C) 2005,2006 by Stephan Hadinger.
Copyright (C) 2010-2015 by Dean Hamstead.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.5 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.