diff -Naur dracut-034/modules.d/40network/ifup.sh dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/ifup.sh
--- dracut-034/modules.d/40network/ifup.sh	2014-01-20 12:05:26.190000000 +0000
+++ dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/ifup.sh	2014-01-20 12:10:28.388000000 +0000
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@
 type getarg >/dev/null 2>&1 || . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 type ip_to_var >/dev/null 2>&1 || . /lib/net-lib.sh
 
+# load magellan settings
+[ -f /etc/conf.d/network ] && . /etc/conf.d/network
+# some sane defaults
+if [[ -n $DEFAULT_DHCP_PROG ]]
+then
+	DHCP_PROG="$DEFAULT_DHCP_PROG"
+else
+	DHCP_PROG="/sbin/dhcpcd"
+fi
+if [[ -n $DEFAULT_DHCP_START ]]
+then
+	DHCP_START="$DEFAULT_DHCP_START"
+else
+	DHCP_START="-t 10"
+fi
+DHCP_PROG_NAME="${DHCP_PROG##*/}"
+
 # Huh? No $1?
 [ -z "$1" ] && exit 1
 
@@ -84,6 +101,8 @@
 
 # Run dhclient
 do_dhcp() {
+    local opts
+
     # dhclient-script will mark the netif up and generate the online
     # event for nfsroot
     # XXX add -V vendor class and option parsing per kernel
@@ -91,9 +110,27 @@
         echo "No carrier detected"
         return 1
     fi
-    echo "Starting dhcp for interface $netif"
-    dhclient "$@" -1 -q -cf /etc/dhclient.conf -pf /tmp/dhclient.$netif.pid -lf /tmp/dhclient.$netif.lease $netif \
-        || echo "dhcp failed"
+
+    case $DHCP_PROG_NAME in
+        dhclient)
+            opts="$@ -1 -q"
+            opts+=" -cf /etc/dhclient.conf"
+            opts+=" -pf /tmp/$DHCP_PROG_NAME.$netif.pid"
+            opts+=" -lf /tmp/$DHCP_PROG_NAME.$netif.lease"
+            ;;
+
+        dhcpcd)
+            opts="$@ -q"
+            ;;
+
+        udhcpc)
+            opts="-q"
+            opts+=" -p /tmp/$DHCP_PROG_NAME.$netif.pid"
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    echo "Starting dhcp ($DHCP_PROG_NAME) for interface $netif"
+    $DHCP_PROG $opts $DHCP_START $netif || echo "dhcp failed"
 }
 
 load_ipv6() {
diff -Naur dracut-034/modules.d/40network/kill-dhcpcd.sh dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/kill-dhcpcd.sh
--- dracut-034/modules.d/40network/kill-dhcpcd.sh	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/kill-dhcpcd.sh	2014-01-20 12:11:59.659000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# -*- mode: shell-script; indent-tabs-mode: nil; sh-basic-offset: 4; -*-
+# ex: ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 et filetype=sh
+
+for f in /run/dhcpcd.*.pid /run/dhcpcd.pif; do
+    [ -e $f ] || continue
+    read PID < $f;
+    kill $PID >/dev/null 2>&1
+done
+
+sleep 0.1
+
+for f in /tmp/dhcpcd.*.pid /run/dhcpcd.pid; do
+    [ -e $f ] || continue
+    read PID < $f;
+    kill -9 $PID >/dev/null 2>&1
+done
diff -Naur dracut-034/modules.d/40network/kill-udhpc.sh dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/kill-udhpc.sh
--- dracut-034/modules.d/40network/kill-udhpc.sh	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/kill-udhpc.sh	2014-01-20 12:12:44.515000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# -*- mode: shell-script; indent-tabs-mode: nil; sh-basic-offset: 4; -*-
+# ex: ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 et filetype=sh
+
+for f in /tmp/udhcpc.*.pid; do
+    [ -e $f ] || continue
+    read PID < $f;
+    kill $PID >/dev/null 2>&1
+done
+
+sleep 0.1
+
+for f in /tmp/udhcpc.*.pid; do
+    [ -e $f ] || continue
+    read PID < $f;
+    kill -9 $PID >/dev/null 2>&1
+done
diff -Naur dracut-034/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh
--- dracut-034/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh	2013-10-08 07:55:26.000000000 +0000
+++ dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/module-setup.sh	2014-01-20 12:23:21.421000000 +0000
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 check() {
     local _program
+    . /etc/conf.d/network
 
-    for _program in ip arping dhclient ; do
+    for _program in ip ifconfig route arping $DEFAULT_DHCP_PROG ; do
         if ! type -P $_program >/dev/null; then
             derror "Could not find program \"$_program\" required by network."
             return 1
@@ -69,16 +70,20 @@
 
 install() {
     local _arch _i _dir
-    inst_multiple ip arping dhclient sed
+    local _dhcp_prog_name
+    local _file
+    . /etc/conf.d/network
+    _dhcp_prog_name="${DEFAULT_DHCP_PROG##*/}"
+
+    inst_multiple ip arping $_dhcp_prog_name sed
+    inst_multiple ifconfig route
     inst_multiple -o ping ping6
     inst_multiple -o brctl
     inst_multiple -o teamd teamdctl teamnl
     inst_simple /etc/libnl/classid
     inst_script "$moddir/ifup.sh" "/sbin/ifup"
     inst_script "$moddir/netroot.sh" "/sbin/netroot"
-    inst_script "$moddir/dhclient-script.sh" "/sbin/dhclient-script"
     inst_simple "$moddir/net-lib.sh" "/lib/net-lib.sh"
-    inst_simple "$moddir/dhclient.conf" "/etc/dhclient.conf"
     inst_hook pre-udev 50 "$moddir/ifname-genrules.sh"
     inst_hook pre-udev 60 "$moddir/net-genrules.sh"
     inst_hook cmdline 91 "$moddir/dhcp-root.sh"
@@ -89,7 +94,28 @@
     inst_hook cmdline 97 "$moddir/parse-bridge.sh"
     inst_hook cmdline 98 "$moddir/parse-ip-opts.sh"
     inst_hook cmdline 99 "$moddir/parse-ifname.sh"
-    inst_hook cleanup 10 "$moddir/kill-dhclient.sh"
+    case $_dhcp_prog_name in
+        dhclient)
+            inst_script "$moddir/dhclient-script.sh" "/sbin/dhclient-script"
+            inst_simple "$moddir/dhclient.conf" "/etc/dhclient.conf"
+            inst_hook cleanup 10 "$moddir/kill-dhclient.sh"
+            ;;
+
+        udhcpc)
+            inst_script /usr/share/udhcpc/default.script
+            inst_hook cleanup 10 "$moddir/kill-udhcpc.sh"
+            ;;
+
+        dhcpcd)
+            inst_simple /etc/dhcpcd.conf
+            inst_script -o /usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks
+            for _file in $(find /usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks -type f); do
+                inst_simple -o $_file
+            done
+            inst_hook cleanup 10 "$moddir/kill-dhcpcd.sh"
+            ;;
+    esac
+    inst_simple /etc/conf.d/network
 
     _arch=$(uname -m)
 
diff -Naur dracut-034/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh
--- dracut-034/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh	2014-01-20 12:05:21.542000000 +0000
+++ dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/net-lib.sh	2014-01-20 12:24:31.383000000 +0000
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
     [ -e /tmp/net.$netif.hostname ]      && . /tmp/net.$netif.hostname
     [ -e /tmp/net.$netif.override ]      && . /tmp/net.$netif.override
     [ -e /tmp/dhclient.$netif.dhcpopts ] && . /tmp/dhclient.$netif.dhcpopts
+    [ -e /tmp/udhcpc.$netif.dhcpopts ]   && . /tmp/udhcpc.$netif.dhcpopts
+    [ -e /tmp/dhcpcd.$netif.dhcpopts ]   && . /tmp/dhcpcd.$netif.dhcpopts
     # set up resolv.conf
     [ -e /tmp/net.$netif.resolv.conf ] && \
         cp -f /tmp/net.$netif.resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
@@ -142,6 +144,15 @@
         for f in /tmp/dhclient.$i.*; do
             [ -f $f ] && cp -f $f /tmp/net.${f#/tmp/dhclient.}
         done
+        for f in /tmp/udhcpc.$i.*; do
+            [ -f $f ] && cp -f $f /tmp/net.${f#/tmp/udhcpc.}
+        done
+        for f in /run/dhcpcd.$i.*; do
+            [ -f $f ] && cp -f $f /tmp/net.${f#/run/dhcpcd.}
+        done
+        for f in /var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.$i.*; do
+            [ -f $f ] && cp -f $f /tmp/net.${f#/var/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.}
+        done
     done
     echo $IFACES > /tmp/.net.ifaces.new
     mv /tmp/.net.ifaces.new /tmp/net.ifaces
diff -Naur dracut-034/modules.d/40network/netroot.sh dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/netroot.sh
--- dracut-034/modules.d/40network/netroot.sh	2013-10-08 07:55:26.000000000 +0000
+++ dracut-034-udhcpc/modules.d/40network/netroot.sh	2014-01-20 12:24:57.335000000 +0000
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     if [ "$netroot" = "dhcp" ] || [ "$netroot" = "dhcp6" ] ; then
         # Load dhcp options
         [ -e /tmp/dhclient.$netif.dhcpopts ] && . /tmp/dhclient.$netif.dhcpopts
+        [ -e /tmp/udhcpc.$netif.dhcpopts ] && . /tmp/udhcpc.$netif.dhcpopts
+        [ -e /tmp/dhcpcd.$netif.dhcpopts ] && . /tmp/dhcpcd.$netif.dhcpopts
 
         # If we have a specific bootdev with no dhcpoptions or empty root-path,
         # we die. Otherwise we just warn