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/*
* Rdisc (this program) was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and is
* provided for unrestricted use provided that this legend is included on
* all tape media and as a part of the software program in whole or part.
* Users may copy or modify Rdisc without charge, and they may freely
* distribute it.
*
* RDISC IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE
* WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
* PURPOSE, OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE.
*
* Rdisc is provided with no support and without any obligation on the
* part of Sun Microsystems, Inc. to assist in its use, correction,
* modification or enhancement.
*
* SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE
* INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, TRADE SECRETS OR ANY PATENTS BY RDISC
* OR ANY PART THEREOF.
*
* In no event will Sun Microsystems, Inc. be liable for any lost revenue
* or profits or other special, indirect and consequential damages, even if
* Sun has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
*
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* 2550 Garcia Avenue
* Mountain View, California 94043
*/

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.\" @(#)in.rdisc.8c 1.4 91/10/21 SMI
.\" @(#)rdisc.8c 1.4 96/1/22 FreeBSD
'\"macro stdmacro
.\"
.\" Rdisc (this program) was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and is
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.\" Mountain View, California 94043
.\"
.nr X
.TH in.rdisc 8C "2 Oct 1991"
.TH rdisc 8C "22 Jan 1996"
.SH NAME
in.rdisc \- network router discovery daemon
rdisc \- network router discovery daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
[
.B \-sfa
]
.LP
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
.B \-r
[
.BI \-p " preference"
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.BI \-T " interval"
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX "in.rdisc" "" "\fLin.rdisc\fP \(em ICMP router discovery daemon"
.IX "Internet" "ICMP router discovery daemon" "" "ICMP router discovery daemon \(em \fLin.rdisc\fP"
.IX "rdisc" "" "\fLrdisc\fP \(em ICMP router discovery daemon"
.IX "Internet" "ICMP router discovery daemon" "" "ICMP router discovery daemon \(em \fLrdisc\fP"
.IX "Internet Control Message Protocol" "See ICMP"
.IX "ICMP" "router discovery daemon" "" "router discovery daemon \(em \fLin.rdisc\fP"
.IX "ICMP" "router discovery daemon" "" "router discovery daemon \(em \fLrdisc\fP"
.LP
\f4in.rdisc\f1
\f4rdisc\f1
implements the
.SM ICMP
router discover protocol.
The first form of the command is used on hosts and the
second form is used on routers.
On a host \f4in.rdisc\f1 is invoked at
On a host \f4rdisc\f1 is invoked at
boot time to populate the network routing tables with default routes.
On a router it is also invoked at boot time in order to start
advertising the router to all the hosts.
.SS "Host (First Form)"
.PP
On a host \f4in.rdisc\f1
On a host \f4rdisc\f1
listens on the \f4ALL_HOSTS\f1 (224.0.0.1) multicast address
for \f4ROUTER_ADVERTISE\f1 messages from routers. The received
messages are handled by first ignoring
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as default routers and a default route is entered in the kernel routing
table for each one of them.
.LP
Optionally, \f4in.rdisc\f1 can avoid waiting for routers to announce
Optionally, \f4rdisc\f1 can avoid waiting for routers to announce
themselves by sending out a few \f4ROUTER_SOLICITATION\f1 messages
to the \f4ALL_ROUTERS\f1 (224.0.0.2) multicast address when it is started.
.LP
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.SS "Router (Second Form)"
.PP
When
\f4in.rdisc\f1
\f4rdisc\f1
is started on a router, it uses the
\f4SIOCGIFCONF\f1
.BR ioctl (2)
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.I advertise
messages approximately every 600 seconds.
.LP
When \f4in.rdisc\f1
When \f4rdisc\f1
receives a
.I solicitation
message it sends an
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message.
.LP
When
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
is terminated by a signal it sends out an
.I advertise
message with the preference being maximally negative.
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.I advertise
messages.
Normally
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
only accepts (and enters in the kernel routing tables)
the router or routers with the highest preference.
.TP
.B \-f
Run
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
forever even if no routers are found.
Normally
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
gives up if it has not received any
.I advertise
message after after soliciting three times,
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When
.B \-s
is specified
.B in.rdisc
.B rdisc
exits with a non-zero exit code if it can not find any routers.
This can be overridden with the
.B \-f
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messages.
The default time is 600 seconds.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR in.routed (8C)
.BR ioctl (2),
.BR routed (8C)
.BR icmp (7),
.BR inet (7)
.LP