NAME¶
aspd - Address Search Protocol Daemon
SYNOPSIS¶
aspd [
-r repetitions] [
-i interface]
[
hostname]
aspd -V
in.aspd [
-r repetitions] [
hostname]
in.aspd -V
DESCRIPTION¶
Aspd is a daemon that waits for incoming address requests on
asp's
port. If
aspd detects itself as being the searched host, it sends a
reply to the client, allowing the retrieval of its
IP address.
It is possible to specify an alternate
hostname on command line,
instead of using the value returned from the
gethostname(3) function.
This is useful if your hostname is dynamically changed when the link goes up.
If
aspd is invoked as
in.aspd it will work as a server: it makes
its work and exit, instead of wait for new requests; this is useful if you
want
inetd(8) to automatically run the server when a request arrives.
OPTIONS¶
- -r repetitions
-
Set the number of times to re-send the reply. Default is 5 times.
- -i interface
-
Set the interface used to get the address to send to the client, for example
ppp0. Note that this option can't be used if aspd is invoked
by inetd. Note also that you have to kill aspd if the interface
address changes.
- -V
- Show version information
LOGGING¶
The peer
IP address and the searched hostname are logged through
the
syslogd(8) system logger daemon, using the
daemon facility
and the
notice level. Transmission errors use the
warning level
and are logged only if
aspd was compiled with the debug support.
FILES¶
- /etc/services
- Used by aspd to find the asp protocol port number.
BUGS¶
Maybe.
AUTHOR¶
Stenio Brunetta <stenio@brunettaeperin.it>
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
SEE ALSO¶
asp(1),
inetd(8),
syslog(3),
syslogd(8).