dhclient.conf.5: correct some defaults

Kevin Steves stevesk at pobox.com
Mon Nov 27 18:26:45 UTC 2006


--- dhcp-3.0.5-orig/client/dhclient.conf.5	Thu Jun 16 12:40:13 2005
+++ dhcp-3.0.5/client/dhclient.conf.5	Mon Nov 27 10:24:31 2006
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@
 .I backoff-cutoff
 statement determines the maximum amount of time that the client is
 allowed to back off, the actual value will be evaluated randomly between
-1/2 to 1 1/2 times the \fItime\fR specified.   It defaults to two minutes.
+1/2 to 1 1/2 times the \fItime\fR specified.   It defaults to fifteen
+seconds.
 .PP
 .I The
 .B initial-interval
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@
 is sent, the interval between messages is incremented by twice the
 current interval multiplied by a random number between zero and one.
 If it is greater than the backoff-cutoff amount, it is set to that
-amount.  It defaults to ten seconds.
+amount.  It defaults to three seconds.
 .SH LEASE REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTS
 The DHCP protocol allows the client to request that the server send it
 specific information, and not send it other information that it is not


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