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NAME

6       ipxd - IPX RIP/SAP daemon program
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SYNOPSIS

9       ipxd [ -d ] [ -p ] [ -l log_file ] [ -t ticks_file ]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  IPX RIP/SAP daemon ipxd is invoked at boot time to manage the ker‐
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16       When ipxd is started, it scans  the  file  /proc/net/ipx_interfaces  to
17       find  the  ipx networks the computer is directly connected to. It sends
18       the RIP and SAP response and request packets required by the IPX router
19       specification  v1.20 to the interfaces it found, so that an initial RIP
20       and SAP table can be built.
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22       During normal operation, ipxd listens on the RIP and SAP ports of  each
23       directly  connected  interface for broadcasts that other routers on the
24       network send out, as well as requests issued by workstations. This  way
25       the  full router functionality required by the IPX router specification
26       v1.20 is hopefully implemented.
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28       Every 30 seconds, as well as on request  by  a  HUP  signal,  the  file
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30       are detected this way and broadcasted appropriately. This could eventu‐
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OPTIONS

35       -d
36          With  option  -d,  ipxd  does  not daemonize itself and logs the IPX
37          traffic it receives and sends out to the log file.
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39       -p
40          With option -p, ipxd works in passive mode. This means it  does  not
41          output  any  response on the net. It does not broadcast its internal
42          tables, and does not answer requests. This makes it suitable for use
43          in  a  normal  IPX workstation, which should not act as a router. By
44          starting ipxd in passive mode, the kernel routing tables are kept up
45          to  date. This means that utilities like slist or nprint do not have
46          to run suid root, to be able to add IPX routing table entries.
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48          It is not possible to use ipxd in passive  mode  when  you  have  an
49          internal  net,  because  other  IPX nodes must know how to reach the
50          internal net. They can only know it if ipxd  tells  them  where  the
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55          With  this option you can tell ipxd where to put its log output. The
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58       -t ticks_file
59          With this option you can override the  default  file  name  for  the
60          ticks file. The default is /etc/ipx_ticks. See ipx_ticks(5) for more
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FILES

65       /etc/ipx_ticks
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SEE ALSO

69       ipx_ticks(5), ipx_interface(8)
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AUTHOR

73       Volker Lendecke <lendecke@namu01.gwdg.de>
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77Volker Lendecke                  IPX Utilities                         IPXD(8)