.TH KISSATTACH 8 "13 October 1996" Linux "Linux System Managers Manual"
.SH NAME
kissattach \- Attach a KISS interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B kissattach [-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.
.LP
.B 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.
.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
an SCC card. The port arguments is the name of a port as given in the
axports(5) file.
.SH OPTIONS
.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.
.TP 16
.BI \-l
Log messages to the system log, the default is not to.
.TP 16
.BI "\-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.
.TP 16
.BI \-v
Display the version.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR kill (1),
.BR stty (1),
.BR ax25 (4),
.BR axparms (4),
.BR axports (5),
.BR ifconfig (8).
.SH AUTHOR
.nf
Alan Cox GW4PTS <alan@cymru.net>
.br
Jonathan Naylor G4KLX <g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk>
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