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                                kipcfg v0.1.1
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1. Introduction
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  This program is intended to allocate IP address automatically from DHCP 
server.

2. Development Environments  
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  - OS/2 Warp v4 for Korean with FixPak #15
  
  - Open Watcom v1.8
  
3. Requirement
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  - TCP/IP v4.3

4. Test Environmet
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  This program is tested on OS/2 Warp v4 for Korean with FixPak #15.

5. Features
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  - Support multiple interfaces
  
  - Support to allocate IP address only

6. Installation
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  Put kipcfg.exe into any directory.
  
7. Usage
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7.1. How to execute
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    kipcfg /req if | /rel if | /iponly | /wait secs | /q

7.2. Options
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    if          interface name such as lan0
    secs        maximum wait time, from 1 second to 60 seconds
    
    /req        request IP address for the specefied interface
    /rel        release IP address for the specified interface
    /iponly     set IP address only for the specified interface
                ( When you don't want to set a default gateway and DNS server )
    /wait       wait for the IP address to be assigned during a specified time
    /q          quit kipcfg daemon
  
8. Limits/Known bugs
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  - Do not check the conflict of the IP address allocated from DHCP server
  
  - Use 172.xx.100.100 temporarily( xx is 16 ~ 31 )
  
  - Activate LOOPBACK interface
  
9. TODOs...
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  - Replace ifconfig.exe with socket APIs
  
  - Check the conflict of IP address
  
  - Do not use temporary IP address
  
10. History
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  - v0.1.1 ( 2011/03/01 )
    .Reduced a reply-wait-time from 11 seconds to 5 seconds
    ./wait option accepts a maximum wait time as a parameter
    .log a message-generated time

  - v0.1.0 ( 2011/02/23 )
    .initial release
    
11. Compilation
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  All you have to do is to install Open Watcom v1.8 to compile kipcfg.
  Now, enter 'wmake' on command prompt.
  
12. Modules
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  kipcfg.exe : the executable of kipcfg

13. Donation
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  If you are satisfied with this program and want to donate to me, please visit
the following URL.

    http://www.ecomstation.co.kr/komh/donate.html

14. Contact
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  e-mail : komh@chollian.net
  ICQ    : 124861818
  MSN    : komh@chollian.net
  IRC    : lvzuufx, #os2 at HANIRC(irc.hanirc.org)
               
                                                       KO Myung-Hun