New DHCP client method for Linux

The current Linux kernel 2.6.15 isn't good at handling temporary network disconnections with clients linked to dynamic host configuration protocol servers. So a developer is working on a revised DHCP for the 2.6.17 kernel (2.6.16 is already in beta.) However, critics say the revised software requires other updates by users, it might have other catches, too, and that what's needed for the current DHCP is a fix, not a total re-write. Look for more once 2.6.16 settles in.

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