1NET2KISS(8)                                                        NET2KISS(8)
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NAME

6       net2kiss - convert a network AX.25 driver to a KISS stream on a pseudo-
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SYNOPSIS

10       net2kiss [-sfzva] [-i ifname] ptyname
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DESCRIPTION

13       net2kiss takes AX.25 packets from an AX.25 kernel network interface and
14       converts them into a KISS data stream via a pseudo-tty.
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PARAMETERS

17       ptyname
18              specifies  the  path  to  the pseudo-tty. If you use the special
19              name "/dev/ptmx", then a Unix98-PTY pair is used; the  pty  name
20              is written to stdout.
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OPTIONS

23       -i ifname
24              specifies  the  name  of the kernel AX.25 network interface. The
25              default is bc0.
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27       -s     tells net2kiss to search by itself for  a  free  pseudoterminal,
28              open  the  master  side  and create a symlink named by -p to the
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31       -f     can be used in conjunction with -s to force the creation of  the
32              symlink even if the target file does already exist. *DANGEROUS*
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34       -v     Verbose  output.  Displays  error  messages during operation and
35              decoded packets to stdout.
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37       -z     put the network interface into promiscious mode.
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39       -a     receive every packet instead of only AX.25 from the kernel AX.25
40              network interface.
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BUGS

43       None known.
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SEE ALSO

46       ifconfig(8), kissattach(8).
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AUTHORS

49       Thomas M. Sailer, HB9JNX/AE4WA, <t.sailer@alumni.ethz.ch>
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53                                15 October 1996                    NET2KISS(8)