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



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

SYNOPSIS
       kissattach [-6] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port inetaddr

       spattach [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port

DESCRIPTION
       Attach  a  KISS or a 6PACK interface to what is normally a
       tty line connected to a TNC in KISS or  6PACK  mode.  This
       program  will  turn  itself  into a background process. To
       down an interface send its attach process a SIGTERM.

       Kissattach takes many of the parameters for the port  from
       the axports(5) file. If the speed parameter in the file is
       not equal to zero then it is  used  for  the  serial  port
       speed, a zero value means that no speed is set. The paclen
       parameter is used for the device mtu unless overridden  by
       a value on the command line.

       The  tty  argument will typically be that of a serial port
       with a KISS or 6PACK TNC attached, although it could be  a
       pseudo  tty  or  a KISS port emulator such as an SCC card.
       The port arguments is the name of a port as given  in  the
       axports(5) file.

       The  inetaddr argument is the IP address of the new inter-
       face.  This is now a mandatory argument  although  due  to
       historical  reasons  this restriction is lifted if the old
       -i option is used.

OPTIONS
       -6              Use the 6PACK line discipline  instead  of
                       KISS.  This  is the default if the program
                       is called as spattach.

       -i inetaddr     Set the internet address of the interface.
                       This  address may either be a dotted deci-
                       mal address or a host name. This option is
                       now  depreciated and the program will com-
                       plain about it, though still work.

       -l              Log  messages  to  the  system  log,   the
                       default is not to.

       -m mtu          Sets  the  mtu  of  the interface. If this
                       value is not given then the value is taken
                       from the paclen parameter in axports.

       -v              Display the version.

SEE ALSO
       kill(1),  stty(1), ax25(4), axparms(4), axports(5), ifcon-
       fig(8).

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



Linux                      4 July 1999              KISSATTACH(8)
