Update manpage for --dhcp-authoritative DHCPv6 behaviour.

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Simon Kelley
2013-01-30 11:31:02 +00:00
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@@ -1122,12 +1122,13 @@ create thousands of leases and use lots of memory in the dnsmasq
process. process.
.TP .TP
.B \-K, --dhcp-authoritative .B \-K, --dhcp-authoritative
(IPv4 only) Should be set when dnsmasq is definitely the only DHCP server on a network. Should be set when dnsmasq is definitely the only DHCP server on a network.
It changes the behaviour from strict RFC compliance so that DHCP requests on For DHCPv4, it changes the behaviour from strict RFC compliance so that DHCP requests on
unknown leases from unknown hosts are not ignored. This allows new hosts unknown leases from unknown hosts are not ignored. This allows new hosts
to get a lease without a tedious timeout under all circumstances. It also to get a lease without a tedious timeout under all circumstances. It also
allows dnsmasq to rebuild its lease database without each client needing to allows dnsmasq to rebuild its lease database without each client needing to
reacquire a lease, if the database is lost. reacquire a lease, if the database is lost. For DHCPv6 it sets the
priority in replies to 255 (the maximum) instead of 0 (the minimum).
.TP .TP
.B --dhcp-alternate-port[=<server port>[,<client port>]] .B --dhcp-alternate-port[=<server port>[,<client port>]]
(IPv4 only) Change the ports used for DHCP from the default. If this option is (IPv4 only) Change the ports used for DHCP from the default. If this option is