diff --git a/stacks/dhcp_client.go b/stacks/dhcp_client.go
index 41ec1b2..8c9c9a2 100644
--- a/stacks/dhcp_client.go
+++ b/stacks/dhcp_client.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type DHCPRequestConfig struct {
 	Xid           uint32
 }
 
-func (d *DHCPClient) BeginIPv4Request(cfg DHCPRequestConfig) error {
+func (d *DHCPClient) BeginRequest(cfg DHCPRequestConfig) error {
 	if cfg.Xid == 0 {
 		return errors.New("xid must be non-zero")
 	} else if !cfg.RequestedAddr.Is4() {
diff --git a/stacks/stacks_test.go b/stacks/stacks_test.go
index 4d24ba0..a28e3ab 100644
--- a/stacks/stacks_test.go
+++ b/stacks/stacks_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestDHCP(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client := stacks.NewDHCPClient(clientStack, 68)
 	server := stacks.NewDHCPServer(serverStack, siaddr, 67)
-	err := client.BeginIPv4Request(stacks.DHCPRequestConfig{
+	err := client.BeginRequest(stacks.DHCPRequestConfig{
 		RequestedAddr: requestedIP,
 		Xid:           0x12345678,
 	})