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<term><varname>UseGateway=</varname></term>
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- <para>When true, the gateway will be requested from the DHCP server and added to the routing
- table with a metric of 1024, and a scope of <option>link</option>. When unset, the value
- specified with <varname>UseRoutes=</varname> is used.</para>
+ <para>When true, and the DHCP server provides a Router option, the default gateway based on the
+ router address will be configured. Defaults to unset, and the value specified with
+ <varname>UseRoutes=</varname> will be used.</para>
+
+ <para>Note, when the server provides both the Router and Classless Static Routes option, and
+ <varname>UseRoutes=</varname> is enabled, the Router option is always ignored regardless of this
+ setting. See <ulink url="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3442">RFC 3442</ulink>.</para>
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