NDPPD(1)

📦 version 0.2.6, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, epel 10, epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, opensuse-leap 16.0, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute

🌸 NDPPD — ok bestie, let's talk NDP Proxy Daemon 💅

(this is ndppd(1), from the NDP Proxy Daemon Manual, and yes i'm about to make network daemons cute, don't @ me)

✨ NAME ✨

ndppd — NDP Proxy Daemon 🦋

like that's her name, that's her whole government name.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

ndppd [-d] [-vvv] [-c <config-file>] [-p <pidfile>]

she's short, she's sweet, she takes a lil stack of flags and goes to work. periodt.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so. ndppd, aka the NDP Proxy Daemon, is a daemon — so like, a lil background girlie that just keeps running — and what she does is proxy NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) messages between interfaces. that's it. that's the job. she's the go-between for your interfaces and she does it flawlessly. main character energy fr fr 🌈

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -c <config-file> — bestie, use this alternate config-file instead of the default /etc/ndppd.conf. you want a different config? say less, she's got you. 💜
  • -d — daemonizes ndppd and puts her into the background, and it also enables syslogging. so she goes off to do her own thing and logs about it. iconic behaviour honestly. ✨
  • -p <pidfile> — creates a pidfile at whatever location you specify. so you can always find her. she's not ghosting you, she left a note. 🎀
  • -v — increases logging verbosity. and the way that you can specify it several times to increase verbosity even further?? slay. stack them vs, bestie, she'll tell you everything. 🔥

🗂️ FILES 🗂️

  • /etc/ndppd.conf — the default configuration file. and if you wanna know about the configuration options in there, check ndppd.conf(5) for further details. iykyk. 🫶

💀 BUGS 💀

No known bugs at the time of this writing.

not me saying that out loud and tempting fate 😭 but fr fr, at the time of writing, zero known bugs. she's clean, she's perfect, we love her.

🌟 LICENSE 🌟

Copyright (C) 2011 Daniel Adolfsson <daniel@priv.nu>

ok so legally speaking, here's the vibe:

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

⚠️ and yes bestie that "WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY" part is in ALL CAPS in the original for a reason — no promises, no guarantees, read the whole license, don't skip it. 🙈

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Daniel Adolfsson <daniel@priv.nu>

the legend. the moment. the blueprint. give her a round of applause 👏👑

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

go read her sister page, they're a matching set, obsessed. 🍓

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this came from the NDP Proxy Daemon Manual, dated 9/18/2011, and honestly? still eating. now go proxy some NDP messages, you got this 💖✨🎀🦋🌸

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