NAME
ripd – Routing Information Protocol (RIP) daemon
SYNOPSIS
ripd [-dnv] [-D macro=value] [-f file] [-s socket]
DESCRIPTION
ripd is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) daemon which manages routers' routing tables.
A running ripd can be controlled with the ripctl(8) utility.
The options are as follows:
- -D macro=value
-
Define macro to be set to value on the command line. Overrides the definition of macro in the configuration file.
- -d
-
Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, ripd will run in the foreground and log to stderr.
- -f file
-
Specify an alternative configuration file.
- -n
-
Configtest mode. Only check the configuration file for validity.
- -s socket
-
Use an alternate location for the default control socket.
- -v
-
Produce more verbose output.
FILES
- /etc/ripd.conf
-
Default ripd configuration file.
- /var/run/ripd.sock
-
UNIX-domain socket used for communication with ripctl(8).
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
F. Baker and R. Atkinson, RIP-2 MD5 Authentication, RFC 2082, January 1997.
G. Malkin, RIP Version 2, RFC 2453, November 1998.
HISTORY
The ripd program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.1.