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+<!--
+ libdhcp/notes.md - Description of sbc-harness
+
+ Copyright (C) 2024 Luke T. Shumaker <lukeshu@lukeshu.com>
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-->
+
+| <c> | | <c> |
+| In the message from the | | ... then the server ... |
+| client the ... | | |
+| | | |
+| and and | | |
+
+| <c> | <c> | <c> | | <c> | <c> | <c> |
+| giaddr | ciaddr | bcast | | | | |
+| (relay) | (cur ip) | bit | | verbs | message types | to |
+| is | is | is | | | | |
+|---------+----------+-------+---+------------+---------------------+-----------------------------|
+| nonzero | * | * | | sends | (all) | 'giaddr' BOOTP relay agent |
+| | | | | | | |
+|---------+----------+-------+---+------------+---------------------+-----------------------------|
+| zero | nonzero | * | | unicasts | DHCPOFFER & DHCPACK | 'ciaddr' client |
+| | | | | broadcasts | DHCPNACK | 0xffffffff |
+|---------+----------+-------+---+------------+---------------------+-----------------------------|
+| zero | zero | 1 | | broadcasts | DHCPOFFER & DHCPACK | 0xffffffff |
+| | | | | broadcasts | DHCPNACK | 0xffffffff |
+|---------+----------+-------+---+------------+---------------------+-----------------------------|
+| zero | zero | 0 | | unicasts | DHCPOFFER & DHCPACK | client hw addr and 'yiaddr' |
+| | | | | broadcasts | DHCPNACK | 0xffffffff |
+
+In all cases, when 'giaddr' is zero, the server broadcasts any DHCPNAK
+messages to 0xffffffff.