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Diffstat (limited to 'kiss/kissattach.8')
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diff --git a/kiss/kissattach.8 b/kiss/kissattach.8 index 1ba0ea7..54bb648 100644 --- a/kiss/kissattach.8 +++ b/kiss/kissattach.8 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .SH NAME kissattach, spattach \- Attach a KISS or 6PACK interface .SH SYNOPSIS -.B kissattach [-6] [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port +.B kissattach [-6] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port inetaddr .sp .B spattach [-i inetaddr] [-l] [-m mtu] [-v] tty port .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ 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. +.LP +The inetaddr argument is the IP address of the new interface. This is now a +mandatory argument although due to historical reasons this restriction is +lifted if the old -i option is used. .SH OPTIONS .TP 16 .BI "\-6" @@ -30,7 +34,8 @@ 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. +dotted decimal address or a host name. This option is now depreciated and +the program will complain about it, though still work. .TP 16 .BI \-l Log messages to the system log, the default is not to. |