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Subject: Re: Testing a DHCP server without jeopardizing my IP configuration?
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> Is there a way to test the DHCP server, without
> running dhclient and thus without losing my FreeBSD
> system's IP configuration?

Hi,
try dhcping from ports (net/dhcping).
Read carrefully man pages, the idea of operation was not clear
at first look (for me :-) but it works.

Bodlin