Net::D...Options(3pm)

💖 Net::DHCP::Packet::OrderOptions 💖

okay bestie, this is the 3pm manual page for Net::DHCP::Packet::OrderOptions and honestly? it's a whole mood. it's the little module that fixes everyone else's chaos. no cap.

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✨ VERSION ✨

version 0.7 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

use Net::DHCP::Packet::OrderOptions qw( :all );

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you pull in :all and you're done. periodt. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so basically this module provides sorting for options in Net::DHCP::Packet. it's the designated driver of option ordering. 🚗✨

ngl, this module is not particularly useful on its own. it's giving "supporting cast member," not "solo artist." it needs its friend Net::DHCP::Packet to actually do anything. 🙈

and here's the tea: because DHCP clients generally suck, the order of options in the dhcp packet actually matters. like, genuinely. it's not a vibe thing, it's a real thing. 😭 so this module keeps the handling of all that quirky madness in one place. one place!! centralized chaos management, we love to see it. 👑

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💀 QUIRK WORK-AROUNDS 💀

this section is literally just a list of "why can't you all just behave" and i'm obsessed with it:

• Cable vendors really want option 82 to always be last. always. last. no notes. 🤝
• Intel PXE really wants option 60 before option 43. order matters, bestie. 🥾
• Minimum frame size is 300, but we only warn (carp) if it's not. so like… we're not gonna stop you, we're just gonna be disappointed out loud. 🫶

ok so this whole module is basically a group chat of vendors all demanding different seating arrangements at the same dinner table. and we're the host. 🍽️

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🌈 METHODS 🌈

💅 optionsorder ( )

TODO — this will rearrange the order of options to accommodate as many quirky clients as possible.

so rn it's a TODO, which is the most honest thing in this entire document. 😭 it's the plan. it's the dream. it's coming (allegedly). when it lands, it'll shuffle your options around so the maximum number of weird clients get what they want. ✨

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read these, they're the rest of the lore:

• Net::DHCP
• Net::DHCP::Packet
• Net::DHCP::Constants
• dhcp-options

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🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Dean Hamstead <dean@fragfest.com.au> — icon, legend, the moment. 🫶

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💜 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 💜

this software is Copyright (c) 2022 by Dean Hamstead. 🌈

it's free software, licensed under:

The MIT (X11) License

slay, open source, we stan. 💖

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and that's a wrap!! this page was brought to you by perl v5.42.0, dated 2025-07-25, filed under Net::D...Options(3pm) because apparently even the man page header got truncated mid-sentence and honestly? relatable. 🦋✨ byeee 💅