NET2KISS(8)
NAME
net2kiss - convert a network AX.25 driver to a KISS stream on a pseudotty
SYNOPSIS
net2kiss [-sfzva] [-i ifname] ptyname
DESCRIPTION
net2kiss takes AX.25 packets from an AX.25 kernel network interface and
converts them into a KISS data stream via a pseudo-tty.
PARAMETERS
- ptyname
- specifies the path to the pseudo-tty.
OPTIONS
- -i ifname
- specifies the name of the kernel AX.25 network interface. The default is bc0.
- -s tells net2kiss to search by itself for a free pseudoterminal,
- open the master side and create a symlink named by -p to the slave side.
- -f can be used in conjunction with -s to force the creation of the
- symlink even if the target file does already exist.
- -v Verbose output. Displays error messages during operation and
- decoded packets to stdout.
- -z put the network interface into promiscious mode.
- -a receive every packet instead of only AX.25 from the kernel AX.25
- network interface.
BUGS
None known.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
- Thomas M. Sailer, HB9JNX/AE4WA, <sailer@ife.ee.ethz.ch>