vmpsd.1

.TH OPENVMPSD 1 "Version 1.1: 19 Jan 2004"
.SH NAME
vmpsd \- Open Source Cisco VMPS Server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "vpmsd [-d] [-a \fIaddress\fP] [-f \fIfile\fP] [-l \fIlevel\fP] [-p \fIport\fP]"

.SH DESCRIPTION
.I vmpsd
is a GPL implementation of Cisco's VMPS server. It allows for
dynamic VLAN creation based upon MAC address, and is particularly 
helpful in smaller environments where a Cisco VMPS server is not 
available or feasible.
.PP
Since Cisco has not released documentation for this protocol, 
.I vmpsd
was based entirely on watching traffic between Cisco VMPS servers 
and clients. As such, it is not warranted to be complete or bug-free.
Despite this issue, 
.I vmpsd
is suitable for use in production environments, as it has proven to be
stable on large networks for long periods of time.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP 
.B -a " bind address" 
IP address to bind 
.I vmpsd
to. Requests from clients must come in on this address.
.TP
.B -d
Causes
.I vmpsd
to stay in the foreground instead of detaching as a daemon. Also logs
to stderr.
.TP
.B -f " config file"
Specify the configuration file that
.I vmpsd 
will use. The program will fail without this option, as currently there is no 
default set.
.TP
.B -l " log level"
Set the log level
.I vmpsd
will use. Options are:
.RS
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0100 
-- fatal errors only
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0200 
-- informational messages
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0400 
-- print warnings
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0800 
-- print debug messages; very verbose
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0001 
-- system
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0002
-- parser
.IP \(bu 4
.B 0x0004
-- vqp
.RE
.TP
.B -p " listener port"
Port
.I vmpsd
will listen on. Defaults to 1589.

.SH "FILES"
vmps.db

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.B vmpsd.db(1)

.SH AUTHORS
.PP
Program: Dori Seliskar dori_seliskar gmail
         David Parsley parsley linuxjedi.org
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Manpage: Alex Kirk alex schnarff.com