README
October 24 2008

This is CMU+PRINCETON dhcpd, a combined DHCP/BOOTP server.

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AVAILABILITY

This product is available from http://www.net.princeton.edu/software/dhcpd/

Some precompiled versions of dhcpd for Solaris on SPARC and i86pc architectures
have been made available by mark at zang dot com (mark at metalab dot unc dot edu). 
Visit:.

 http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/packages/solaris/sparc
 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/packages/solaris/sparc

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WARNING

Only run this software on a network for which you are responsible.
If you are not the person responsible for providing BootP and DHCP service
on the network, do not run this software.  Instead, talk with your network
administrator.

Running an inappropriate BootP or DHCP server on a network (e.g. any network 
that has other official BootP or DHCP servers) can break BootP and DHCP service 
for everyone on that network.

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The terms under which you may use and (re)distribute this program are detailed
in the file COPYING.

See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions,
and common compiler and runtime errors.

See the file RELEASE_NOTES for what has changed in this version and 
previous versions.

See the man pages (in man/) for detailed instructions as to how to
configure and operate the software.

This version is known to compile (with gcc 4.2.4) and run on Solaris 10 on SPARC.
See the file INSTALL for a list of some other platforms this version or
previous versions have been known to compile and run on.

Howard Harvey (howard <dot> harvey <at> myrealbox <dot> com) has offered to act
as a contact for "those venturesome souls who want to make it run under the BSDs
or any other operating system."

You may direct questions, comments, and bug reports to: 
   Irwin Tillman      <irwin at princeton dot edu>

This software is provided "as is" and any express or implied
warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
mechantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.  In
no event shall the authors or Princeton University be liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental, special exemplary, or consequential
damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods
or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption)
however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract,
strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising
in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the
possibility of such damage.