NAME
lldpd – Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) daemon
SYNOPSIS
lldpd [-d] [-s socket]
DESCRIPTION
The lldpd daemon receives Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) messages on Ethernet interfaces and stores them for display by lldp(8).
LLDP is a link layer protocol for advertising and discovering identity and capability.
The options are as follows:
- -d
-
Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, lldpd will run in the foreground and log to stderr.
- -s socket
-
Use socket to communicate with lldp(8).
FILES
- /var/run/lldp.sock
-
default lldpd control socket
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery, IEEE 802.1AB.
HISTORY
The lldpd program first appeared in OpenBSD 7.8.