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authorRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>1999-07-08 06:44:55 +0200
committerRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>1999-07-08 06:44:55 +0200
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-.TH KISSATTACH 8 "13 October 1996" Linux "Linux System Managers Manual"
+.TH KISSATTACH 8 "4 July 1999" Linux "Linux System Managers Manual"
.SH NAME
-kissattach \- Attach a KISS interface
+kissattach, spattach \- Attach a KISS or 6PACK interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B kissattach [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port
+.B kissattach [-6] [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port
+.sp
+.B spattach [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
-Attach a KISS interface to what is normally a tty line connected to a TNC in
-KISS mode. This program will turn itself into a background process. To down
-an interface send its kissattach process a SIGKILL.
+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.
.LP
.B Kissattach
takes many of the parameters for the port from the axports(5) file. If the
@@ -16,12 +18,16 @@ 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.
.LP
-The tty argument will typically be that of a serial port with a KISS TNC
-attached, although it could be a psuedo tty or a KISS port emulator such as
+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.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 16
+.BI "\-6"
+Use the 6PACK line discipline instead of KISS. This is the default if
+the program is called as spattach.
+.TP 16
.BI "\-i inetaddr"
Set the internet address of the interface. This address may either be a
dotted decimal address or a host name.