1KISSATTACH(8)            Linux System Managers Manual            KISSATTACH(8)
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NAME

6       kissattach, spattach - Attach a KISS or 6PACK interface
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SYNOPSIS

9       kissattach [-6] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port inetaddr
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11       spattach [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port
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DESCRIPTION

14       Attach  a KISS or a 6PACK interface to what is normally a tty line con‐
15       nected to a TNC in KISS or 6PACK mode. This program  will  turn  itself
16       into a background process. To down an interface send its attach process
17       a SIGTERM.
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19       Kissattach  takes  many  of  the  parameters  for  the  port  from  the
20       axports(5)  file.  If  the  speed parameter in the file is not equal to
21       zero then it is used for the serial port speed, a zero value means that
22       no speed is set. The paclen parameter is used for the device mtu unless
23       overridden by a value on the command line.
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25       The tty argument will typically be that of a serial port with a KISS or
26       6PACK  TNC  attached,  although it could be a pseudo tty or a KISS port
27       emulator such as an SCC card. The port arguments is the name of a  port
28       as given in the axports(5) file.
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30       The  inetaddr argument is the IP address of the new interface.  This is
31       now a mandatory  argument  although  due  to  historical  reasons  this
32       restriction is lifted if the old -i option is used.
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OPTIONS

35       -6              Use  the 6PACK line discipline instead of KISS. This is
36                       the default if the program is called as spattach.
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38       -i inetaddr     Set the internet address of the interface. This address
39                       may  either be a dotted decimal address or a host name.
40                       This option is now depreciated  and  the  program  will
41                       complain about it, though still work.
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43       -l              Log messages to the system log, the default is not to.
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45       -m mtu          Sets  the  mtu  of  the interface. If this value is not
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SEE ALSO

52       kill(1), stty(1), ax25(4), axparms(4), axports(5), ifconfig(8).
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AUTHOR

55       Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
56       Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
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