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KISSATTACH
Section: Linux System Managers Manual (8)
Updated: 13 October 1996
Index NAME
kissattach - Attach a KISS interface
SYNOPSIS
kissattach [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port DESCRIPTION
Attach a KISS interface to what is normally a tty line connected to a TNC inKISS mode. This program will turn itself into a background process. To downan interface send its kissattach process a SIGKILL.
Kissattachtakes many of the parameters for the port from the axports(5) file. If thespeed parameter in the file is not equal to zero then it is used for theserial port speed, a zero value means that no speed is set. The paclenparameter is used for the device mtu unless overridden by a value on thecommand line.
The tty argument will typically be that of a serial port with a KISS TNCattached, although it could be a psuedo tty or a KISS port emulator such asan SCC card. The port arguments is the name of a port as given in theaxports(5) file.
OPTIONS
- -i inetaddr
- Set the internet address of the interface. This address may either be adotted decimal address or a host name.
- -l
- Log messages to the system log, the default is not to.
- -m mtu
- Sets the mtu of the interface. If this value is not given then the value istaken from the paclen parameter in axports.
- -v
- Display the version.
SEE ALSO
kill(1),
stty(1),
ax25(4),
axparms(4),
axports(5),
ifconfig(8).
AUTHOR
Alan Cox GW4PTS <alanAATTcymru.net>
Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klxAATTg4klx.demon.co.uk>
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHOR
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