npd68
Neighbor proxy daemon ipv6
Usage
npd6 [-hvcdDf]
[-c
configfile]
[-l
logfile]
Overview
npd6 is a daemon which listens on nominated interfaces for IPv6 Neighbor Solicitations which match defined prefixes. It will answer them with an appropriate Neighbor Advertisement.
npd6 is configured using a config file (default /etc/npd6.conf) and also has a number of cli options to enable various levels of logging, debug, etc.
Please read the man page for the config file for much more information.
Options
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-h, --help -
Displays short usage summary and then exits.
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-v, --version -
Displays the version of npd6 and then exits.
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-c configfile, --config configfile -
Alternate config file. Default is /etc/npd6.conf See npd6.conf(5).
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-d, --debug -
Enable debug logging - moderate.
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-D, --debug2 -
Enable more debug logging - lots.
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-f, --foreground -
Run npd6 in the foreground, staying attached to the terminal. Default is that it daemonizes otherwise. Typically used for debugging, etc.
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-l logfile, --logfile logfile -
The default is that npd6 logs via syslog. This parameter tells it to log directly to the nominated file.
Files
/etc/npd6.conf
Default configuration file.
/var/log/npd6
Default log file (if used)
Releases
Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 10 (Buster).