Net::DHCP is a DHCP set of classes designed to handle basic DHCP handling. It can be used to develop either client, server or relays. It is composed of 100% pure Perl.
The author invites feedback on Net::DHCP. If there's something you'd like to have added, please let me know. If you find a bug, please send me the information described in the BUGS section below.
The original version of this module was written by Francis van Dun, and has been deeply reorganized.
Net::DHCP requires Perl 5.8.0 or higher.
Net::DHCP has been tested with the following:
Perl 5.8.5
Windows XP with cygwin
Windows XP with ActivePerl
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.5 x86_64
Debian Squeeze x86_64 (Perl 5.10.1)
To install this module type the following:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
This module has not been deeply tested and any usage in production DHCP client or server must be considered cautiously.
If you find a bug, please report it to the author along with the following information:
COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
Copyright (C) 2002 by Francis van Dun.
Copyright (C) 2005,2006 by Stephan Hadinger.
Copyright (C) 2010 by Dean Hamstead.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.5 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.