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NAME
       lldpd --	Send Link Layer	Discovery Protocol packets over	ethernet.

SYNOPSIS
       lldpd [-c] [-i interface] [-d] [-f] [-s]

DESCRIPTION
       The lldpd utiliy	used to	generate Link Layer Discovery Protocol packets
       and send	them over ethernet.

       The options are as follows:

       -c      Use the config file <path> instead of the default.

       -i interface
	       set interface, over that	packets	will be	sent

       -d      Set debug verbosity

	       <debug_level> can be any	of :
		      A	: Enable ALL debug flags.
		      c	: Enable CONFIG	debug flag.
		      s	: Enable STATE debug flag.
		      t	: Enable TLV debug flag.
		      i	: Enable INT debug flag.
		      n	: Enable SNMP debug flag.
		      x	: Enable EXCESSIVE debug flag.

       -f      Run in forground	mode

       -s      Remove  the  existing  control  socket if found (Should only be
	       used in system init scripts!)

DIAGNOSTICS
       When everything is ok, and lldpd	program	is started with	(default) dae-
       mon mode, it justs daemonises with return code 0.  In  case  of	errors
       they  are  printed  to  stderr and program exists with non-zero status.
       Most errors  caused  by	the  fact  that	 the  lldpd  needs  access  to
       /dev/bpf*,  so  it  must	be started by root, and	Berkeley Packet	Filter
       must be enabled in kernel (by adding pseudo-device bpf into kernel con-
       figuration).

SEE ALSO
       http://www.lldp.org/ for	information about Link Layer Discovery	Proto-
       col.  http://www.tcpdump.org/ - tcpdump home page.

AUTHOR
       OpenLLDP	http://openlldp.sourceforge.net/

				 May 27, 2007			      lldpd(8)

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