diff --git a/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-al b/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-al
index fe885d159b9..b2911dc91b2 100644
--- a/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-al
+++ b/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-al
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 *** server/database.c.orig	Tue Aug 19 14:00:36 1997
---- server/database.c	Wed Apr 29 15:32:21 1998
+--- server/database.c	Fri Jul 17 18:34:25 1998
+***************
+*** 124,129 ****
+--- 124,130 ----
+  {
+    struct hash_member *resptr = NULL;
+  
++   unlink(ADDRPOOL_DUMP);
+    if ((dump_fp = freopen(ADDRPOOL_DUMP, "w+", dump_fp)) == NULL) {
+      syslog(LOG_WARNING,
+  	   "Cannot reopen the address pool dump file \"%s\"", ADDRPOOL_DUMP);
 ***************
 *** 250,256 ****
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_SUBNET_MASK)) print_ip("snmk", rp->subnet_mask);
@@ -9,7 +19,7 @@
     if (isset(rp->active, S_ROUTER)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_ROUTER)) print_ips("rout", rp->router);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_TIME_SERVER)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
---- 250,256 ----
+--- 251,257 ----
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_SUBNET_MASK)) print_ip("snmk", rp->subnet_mask);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_TIME_OFFSET)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_TIME_OFFSET))
@@ -26,7 +36,7 @@
     if (isset(rp->active, S_MTU_PLATEAU_TABLE)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_MTU_PLATEAU_TABLE)) {
       fprintf(dump_fp, "mtpt=");
---- 299,305 ----
+--- 300,306 ----
         fprintf(dump_fp, "ditl=%u:", rp->default_ip_ttl);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_MTU_AGING_TIMEOUT)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_MTU_AGING_TIMEOUT))
@@ -43,7 +53,7 @@
     if (isset(rp->active, S_ETHER_ENCAP)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_ETHER_ENCAP)) print_bool("encp", rp->ether_encap);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_DEFAULT_TCP_TTL)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
---- 329,335 ----
+--- 330,336 ----
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_TRAILER)) print_bool("tril", rp->trailer);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_ARP_CACHE_TIMEOUT)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_ARP_CACHE_TIMEOUT))
@@ -60,7 +70,7 @@
     if (isset(rp->active, S_KEEPALIVE_GARBA)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_KEEPALIVE_GARBA)) print_bool("kagb", rp->keepalive_garba);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_NIS_DOMAIN)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
---- 337,343 ----
+--- 338,344 ----
         fprintf(dump_fp, "dttl=%u:", rp->default_tcp_ttl);
     if (isset(rp->active, S_KEEPALIVE_INTER)) fprintf(dump_fp, "!");
     if (isset(rp->valid, S_KEEPALIVE_INTER))
diff --git a/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-an b/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-an
index 86d13155a46..847b8273728 100644
--- a/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-an
+++ b/net/wide-dhcp/patches/patch-an
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 *** server/dhcps.c.orig	Tue Aug 19 14:14:39 1997
---- server/dhcps.c	Fri Jun  5 09:27:41 1998
+--- server/dhcps.c	Fri Jul 17 18:33:37 1998
 ***************
 *** 126,132 ****
   
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
   
     init_db();               /* initialize databases */
 ***************
+*** 526,531 ****
+--- 526,532 ----
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "Cannot open the binding database \"%s\"", binding_db);
+      exit(1);
+    }
++   unlink(ADDRPOOL_DUMP);
+    if ((dump_fp = fopen(ADDRPOOL_DUMP, "w+")) == NULL) {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "Cannot open the resource dump file \"%s\"",ADDRPOOL_DUMP);
+      exit(1);
+***************
 *** 1832,1838 ****
       snd.dhcp->options[off_options] = END;
     } else if (off_extopt > 0 && off_extopt < maxoptlen - DFLTOPTLEN &&
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@
     }
   
     if (off_extopt < sbufvec[1].iov_len) {
---- 1832,1838 ----
+--- 1833,1839 ----
       snd.dhcp->options[off_options] = END;
     } else if (off_extopt > 0 && off_extopt < maxoptlen - DFLTOPTLEN &&
   	     sbufvec[1].iov_base != NULL) {
@@ -57,7 +67,7 @@
     if (off_extopt < sbufvec[1].iov_len) {
 ***************
 *** 2290,2296 ****
---- 2290,2300 ----
+--- 2291,2301 ----
     char *inserted;
     char flag;
   {
@@ -78,7 +88,7 @@
         off_extopt += len;
         return(0);
       }
---- 2855,2861 ----
+--- 2856,2862 ----
         len -= done;
         off_options += done; /* invalid offset, So, to access
   					    here will cause fatal error */
@@ -95,7 +105,7 @@
     delarp(ip);
   #else
     delarp(ip, sockfd);
---- 2931,2937 ----
+--- 2932,2938 ----
       return(GOOD);
     }