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 [-b] [-6] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port [inetaddr]
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11       spattach [-b] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port [inetaddr]
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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
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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. Kissattach supports BSD-style pseudo-ter‐
28       minals as well as the Unix98 pty's. If the tty argument is "/dev/ptmx",
29       then Unix98 behaviour will automaticaly take effekt. With Unix98 pty's,
30       the  slave  tty  name  could not be forseen. That's why kissattach will
31       print the corresponding slave pty name as a separate line on stdout.
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33       The port argument is the name of a port  as  given  in  the  axports(5)
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36       The  optional inetaddr argument is the IP address of the new interface.
37       Some time it was mandatory argument (although due to historical reasons
38       this  restriction  is lifted if the old -i option is used). But there's
39       really not a need for the interface to have an IP address assigned to.
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OPTIONS

42       -6              Use the 6PACK line discipline instead of KISS. This  is
43                       the default if the program is called as spattach.
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45       -i inetaddr     Set the internet address of the interface. This address
46                       may either be a dotted decimal address or a host  name.
47                       This  option  is  now  depreciated and the program will
48                       complain about it, though still work.
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50       -l              Log messages to the system log, the default is not to.
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52       -b              Allow broadcasts on the interface (default no - because
53                       for e.g. samba broadcasts are a pain..)
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55       -m mtu          Sets  the  mtu  of  the interface. If this value is not
56                       given then the value is taken from the paclen parameter
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59       -v              Display the version.
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SEE ALSO

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

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