		<< DHCP WIDE-Implementation, version 1.4.0 >>

							January, 1999.

   This package is a distribution kit of DHCP WIDE-Implementation
   version 1.4.0.  DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a
   protocol which provides informations to computer when it boots [1-4].
   This release includes DHCP server, relay agent, and client.


<License>

   See "Copyright" included in this directory.

   Also, portions of this software may fall under other copyrights.
   Those copyrights are included corresponded source code files.


<Package>

   You can get the latest version from;
	ftp://sh.wide.ad.jp/WIDE/free-ware/dhcp/dhcp-current.tar.gz

   You can find following files and directories, if you extract this
   package.

     o Acknowledgements
     o BUGS		supplementary description
     o BUGS.jis		supplementary description (in Japanese)
     o Copyright
     o Makefile
     o README		This File
     o README.jis	This File (in Japanese)
     o client		DHCP client
     o db_sample	includes Tutorial and samples of configuration
			  files
     o relay		DHCP relay agent
     o server		DHCP server
     o tools		DHCP packet monitoring tool (this program
			   is very dirty. Just for debugging)

   Currently, we confirm operation on BSD/OS 3.1, NEWS-OS 4.2, SunOS
   4.1.4 and FreeBSD 2.2.8. Also it will be very easy to port them to
   another OS which has bpf (Berkeley Packet Filter).

   If you execute following command in the top directory, all modules
   are compiled with default settings.  Please refer to README of each
   directory about the more detail instruction of installation.

	SONY NEWS-OS;		make OSTYPE=news
	BSD/OS 3.1;		make OSTYPE=bsdi
	SunOS 4.1.4;		make OSTYPE=sunos4
	FreeBSD;		make OSTYPE=FreeBSD

<Inquiry>

   If you have a question about this distribution and find a bug,
   please send e-mail to dhcp-dist@wide.ad.jp.


<References>

   [1] R. Droms, "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol",
	RFC2131.
   [2] W. Wimer, "Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol",
	RFC1542.
   [3] S. Alexander, R. Droms, "DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions",
	RFC2132.
   [4] R. Droms, "Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP",
	RFC1534.
