ipxd(8)
NAME
ipxd - IPX RIP/SAP daemon program
SYNOPSIS
ipxd [ -d ] [ -p ] [ -l log_file ] [ -t ticks_file ]
DESCRIPTION
The IPX RIP/SAP daemon ipxd is invoked at boot time to
manage the kernel IPX routing tables.
When ipxd is started, it scans the file
/proc/net/ipx_interfaces to find the ipx networks the com
puter is directly connected to. It sends the RIP and SAP
response and request packets required by the IPX router
specification v1.20 to the interfaces it found, so that an
initial RIP and SAP table can be built.
During normal operation, ipxd listens on the RIP and SAP
ports of each directly connected interface for broadcasts
that other routers on the network send out, as well as
requests issued by workstations. This way the full router
functionality required by the IPX router specification
v1.20 is hopefully implemented.
Every 30 seconds, as well as on request by a HUP signal,
the file /proc/net/ipx_interfaces is re-scanned. Changes
in the network topology are detected this way and broad
casted appropriately. This could eventually make Linux a
quite flexible IPX router.
OPTIONS
- -d
- With option -d, ipxd does not daemonize itself and logs
the IPX traffic it receives and sends out to the log
file. - -p
- With option -p, ipxd works in passive mode. This means
it does not output any response on the net. It does not
broadcast its internal tables, and does not answer
requests. This makes it suitable for use in a normal
IPX workstation, which should not act as a router. By
starting ipxd in passive mode, the kernel routing
tables are kept up to date. This means that utilities
like slist or nprint do not have to run suid root, to
be able to add IPX routing table entries. - It is not possible to use ipxd in passive mode when you
have an internal net, because other IPX nodes must know
how to reach the internal net. They can only know it if
ipxd tells them where the internal net is. - -l logfile
- With this option you can tell ipxd where to put its log
output. The default is /dev/null. - -t ticks_file
- With this option you can override the default file name
for the ticks file. The default is /etc/ipx_ticks. See
ipx_ticks(5) for more information.
FILES
/etc/ipx_ticks
SEE ALSO
ipx_ticks(5), ipx_interface(8)
AUTHOR
- Volker Lendecke <lendecke@namu01.gwdg.de>