WHAT IS LADVD?
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ladvd is a cdp / lldp sender for unix.

ladvd uses cdp / lldp frames to inform switches about connected hosts,
which simplifies ethernet switch management. It does this by creating
a raw socket at startup, and then switching to a non-privileged user for the
remaining runtime. Every 30 seconds it will transmit CDP/LLDP packets 
reflecting the current system state. Interfaces (bridge, bonding, wireless),
capabilities (bridging, forwarding, wireless) and addresses (IPv4, IPv6) 
are detected dynamically.


USAGE
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Basically you start ladvd like any unix daemon. 
To get a complete list of supported options type

  ladvd -h

and see the manual for more information.


SETUP
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Ladvd needs root privileges to initialize the required raw-sockets.
It can run in `daemon' mode, logging to syslog, or in the foreground,
logging to stderr.

To install ladvd, first run the "configure" script. This will create a
Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type
"make" and "make install". 


BUG REPORTS
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Please email your bug report to sten-ladvd@blinkenlights.nl.


COPYRIGHT
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ladvd is written by Sten Spans, and may be used, modified and
redistributed only under the terms of the ISC License,
found in the file LICENSE in this distribution.


AVAILABILITY
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The main web site for ladvd is http://blinkenlights.nl/software/ladvd/
