> What impact will this have on the rc files?  How will it affect
> rc.conf, seeing as it overrides several values therein?  

Most basic, you would have ``network_interfaces="lo0 fxp0"'' as usual,
but no "ifconfig_fxp0="inet ...." line.

Rather you would have a ``/etc/start_if.fxp0'' file with:

    /sbin/dhcpc fxp0
    sleep 10

in it.  If you want to assign your own hostname, you may continue to do
so in the normal manner.   If you use ``dhcpc -n fxp0'', dhcpc will do
``hostname <...>'' with the hostname returned by the DHCP server.

If you want to specify your /etc/resolv.conf file, you may do so.  Or use
``dhcp -r fxp0'' to create one for you.


> What happens if your lease expires and doesn't get renewed, or gets
> renewed with a different IP address?

You will get "no route to host" type messages.


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