---
name: "vdetelweb"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vdetelweb"
version: "1.2.3-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vdetelweb"
---

# vdetelweb(1)

Virtual Distributed Ethernet Telnet and/or Web management module

## NAME

vdetelweb - Virtual Distributed Ethernet Telnet and/or Web management module

## SYNOPSIS

**vdetelweb** \[  **--web** \]  \[  **--telnet** \]   \[  **--nodename** *nodename* \]  \[ **--daemon** \] \[ **--rcfile** *rcfile* \] *mgmt\_socket*\

## DESCRIPTION

**vdetelweb**  implements a tiny telnet server and/or a tiny web server for the remote management of a VDE2 switch.\

## OPTIONS

- **-w, --web**

  start the web server. At least one of **--web** or **--telnet** *must* be set.

- **-t, --telnet**

  start the telnet server. At least one of **--web** or **--telnet** *must* be set.

- **-n, --nodename *nodename***

  specify the nodename as seen from remote connections (e.g. in the command prompt or in the web page title). uname nodename is used when this option is not specified.

- **-d, --daemon**

  run as a daemon, using syslog for logging.

- **-f, --rcfile *rcfile***

  rc file to set the initial switch configuration. When not specified, vdetelweb searches for *~/.vde/vdetelwebrc* and */etc/vde/vdetelwebrc*. At leas one rc file must exist and be readable.

- **-h, --help**

  print help. please use it for a more complete list of options.

- ***mgmt\_socket***

  is the managemnt socket used to communicate with the vde\_switch. (This option must match the path used in the -M option for the vde\_switch).

## NOTICE

Virtual Distributed Ethernet is not related in any way with www.vde.com ("Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik" i.e. the German "Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies").

## SEE ALSO

[**vde\_switch**(1)](/vde_switch/1.md), [**vde\_plug**(1)](/vde_plug/1.md), [**vdeq**(1)](/vdeq/1.md). [**dpipe**(1)](/dpipe/1.md). [**unixterm**(1)](/unixterm/1.md).\

## AUTHOR

VDE is a project by Renzo Davoli \<renzo@cs.unibo.it\>