vmpsd(1) - Linux man page

Name

vmpsd - Open Source Cisco VMPS Server

Synopsis

vpmsd [-d] [-a address] [-f file] [-l level] [-p port]

Description

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.

Since Cisco has not released documentation for this protocol, 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, vmpsd is suitable for use in production environments, as it has proven to be stable on large networks for long periods of time.

Options

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

Files

vmps.db

See Also

vmpsd.db(1)

Authors

Program: Dori Seliskar dori_seliskar gmail David Parsley parsley linuxjedi.org

Manpage: Alex Kirk alex schnarff.com