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@@ -590,9 +590,10 @@ temporarily override a list of interface names and listen on all interfaces.
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relies on the low level functions of an operating system to build the
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data link, IP and UDP layer of the outgoing message. Typically, the
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OS will first use ARP to obtain the client's link layer address to be
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- inserted into the frame's header. When the ARP exchange is successful,
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- the DHCP message can be unicast to the client, using the address
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- obtained.
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+ inserted into the frame's header, if the address is not cached from
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+ the previous transaction that the client had with the server.
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+ When the ARP exchange is successful, the DHCP message can be unicast
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+ to the client, using the address obtained.
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</para>
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<para>Some system administrators block ARP messages in their network,
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