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dhclient: Update rc.conf.5 with dhclient_arpwait
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Add new dhclient_arpwait option to rc.conf.5, with information about
what it does, and cases in which it could be disabled.

Sponsored by:	Google LLC (GSoC 2024)
Signed-off-by:	Isaac Cilia Attard <icattard@FreeBSD.org>
MFC after:	10 days
Reviwed by:	cperciva, brooks, Tom Hukins, Alexander Ziaee
Pull Request:	freebsd/freebsd-src#1368
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ica574 authored and bsdjhb committed Nov 14, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -618,6 +618,15 @@ When specified, this variable overrides the
variable for interface
.Ar iface
only.
.It Va dhclient_arpwait
.Pq Vt bool
Set to
.Dq Li NO
to stop
.Xr dhclient 8
from waiting for ARP resolution, to make the system boot faster.
This may be done on networks where the DHCP server is certain to
know whether an address is available.
.It Va synchronous_dhclient
.Pq Vt bool
Set to
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