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+# NDPPD
+
+***ndppd***, or ***NDP Proxy Daemon***, is a daemon that proxies *neighbor discovery* messages. It listens for *neighbor solicitations* on a
+specified interface and responds with *neighbor advertisements* - as described in **RFC 4861** (section 7.2). 
+
+## Current status
+
+Version 0.x has been discontinued, and is being replaced by `1.0-devel` which you can find
+[here](https://github.com/DanielAdolfsson/ndppd/tree/1.0-devel).