NAME

       net2kiss - convert a network AX.25 driver to a KISS stream on a pseudo-tty

SYNOPSIS

       net2kiss [-sfzva] [-i ifname] ptyname

DESCRIPTION

       net2kiss takes AX.25 packets from an AX.25 kernel network interface and converts them into
       a KISS data stream via a pseudo-tty.

PARAMETERS

       ptyname
              specifies the path to the pseudo-tty. If you use the special name "/dev/ptmx", then
              a Unix98-PTY pair is used; the pty name is written to stdout.

OPTIONS

       -i ifname
              specifies the name of the kernel AX.25 network interface. The default is bc0.

       -s     tells  net2kiss to search by itself for a free pseudoterminal, open the master side
              and create a symlink named by -p to the slave side.

       -f     can be used in conjunction with -s to force the creation of the symlink even if the
              target file does already exist. *DANGEROUS*

       -v     Verbose  output.  Displays  error  messages during operation and decoded packets to
              stdout.

       -z     put the network interface into promiscious mode.

       -a     receive every packet instead of only AX.25 from the kernel AX.25 network interface.

BUGS

       None known.

SEE ALSO

       ifconfig(8), kissattach(8).

AUTHORS

       Thomas M. Sailer, HB9JNX/AE4WA, <t.sailer@alumni.ethz.ch>

                                         15 October 1996                              NET2KISS(8)