From 2b35e2d075dae08f121de1d66fe6731299991911 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vincent Bernat Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:47:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: mention multi-OS support And mention `lldpcli` in place of `lldpctl`. --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3c24649a..3b0a6d7f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ real physical devices, not on bridges, vlans, etc. However, vlans can be mapped on the bonding device. You can bridge vlan but not add vlans on bridges. More complex setups may give false results. +The following OS are supported: + + * FreeBSD + * GNU/Linux + * NetBSD + * OpenBSD + Installation ------------ @@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ create an empty directory `/var/run/lldpd` (it needs to be owned by root, not `_lldpd`!). If you get fuzzy timestamps from syslog, copy `/etc/locatime` into the chroot. -`lldpctl` lets one query information collected through the command +`lldpcli` lets one query information collected through the command line. If you don't want to run it as root, just install it setuid or setgid `_lldpd`. @@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ support LLDP and most Extreme stuff support LLDP. When a EDP, CDP or SONMP frame is received on a given interface, lldpd starts sending EDP, CDP, FDP or SONMP frame on this interface. Informations collected through EDP/CDP/FDP/SONMP are integrated with other informations and -can be queried with `lldpctl` or through SNMP. +can be queried with `lldpcli` or through SNMP. For bonding, you need 2.6.24 (in previous version, PACKET_ORIGDEV affected only non multicast packets). See: @@ -123,7 +130,7 @@ To embed lldpd into an existing system, there are two point of entries: `interfaces_update()` which is responsible for discovering and registering interfaces. - 2. `lldpctl` provides a convenient way to query `lldpd`. It also + 2. `lldpcli` provides a convenient way to query `lldpd`. It also comes with various outputs, including XML which allows one to parse its output for integration and automation purpose. Another way is to use SNMP support. A third way is to write your own -- 2.47.2