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*DHCPExecute

Use

This *Command instructs the DHCP module to control the configuration of the specified interface.

Syntax

*DHCPInfo [-e] [-b] [-w] [-p] <interface>

Parameters

-e	Places any error message into Inet$Error variable
-b	Blocks until the interface is bound
-w	Waits for ~~<interface>~~ the interface to appear
-p	Assigns a private IP address if theDHCP request times out
interface	~~Interface~~ Name ~~number~~ of ~~between~~ the 1 interface – to ~~254~~ configure

Notes

~~None.~~ Theinterface is usually formed from the driver abbreviation and unit number, for example ey1 is unit 1 for EtherY?. DHCP can be asked to wait, triggering callbacks, until the named interface appears otherwise it is an error if the interface is not present.

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