---
name: "cdpr"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdpr"
version: "2.4-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdpr"
---

# cdpr(8)

Cisco Discovery Protocol Reporter

## NAME

cdpr - Cisco Discovery Protocol Reporter

## SYNOPSIS

**cdpr \[-h\] \[-t** *seconds* **\]** **\[-d** *device* **\|** **-r** *pcap-file* **\]** **\[-u** *server-config-file* **\]** **\[-l** *location* **\]** **\[-n** *hostname* **\]** **\[-s** *server* **\]** **\[-p** *script-path* **\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**cdpr** listens on specified network interfaces for Cisco Discovery Protocol packets. It then decodes those packets and outputs the information, optionally sending the information to a server for processing.

## OPTIONS

- \-d device

  Specify device to use (eth0, hme0, etc.)

- \-r pcap-file

  Specify file to read from instead of network device.

- \-h

  Print the usage.

- \-t seconds

  Time in seconds to abort waiting for a packet (should be \> 60)

- \-v\[vv\]

  Set verbose mode.

- \-u server-config-file

  Send cdpr information to a cdpr server. See /usr/share/doc/cdpr/README.cdprs

- \-l location

  Location/description of this port; for use with -u or -s and -p.

- \-n hostname

  Override the hostname reported to the server; for use with -u or -s and -p.

- \-s server

  Server to send information to, specify port with a: after server/IP. Example: 192.168.1.20:88 (default: 80) requires -p (overridden by -u)

- \-p script-path

  Path of server script to send data to; requires -s (overridden by -u)

## AUTHOR

Lance O'Connor \<lance at ronnoco dot net\>

This manual page was written by Matt Zagrabelny \<mzagrabe at d dot umn dot edu\>, for the Debian system (but may be used by others).