diff --git a/README b/README index 3248d93..e642039 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ to other active neighbor nodes (RFC 4861). (Wikipedia) Before an IPv6 packet can be sent to a host, that host's link-layer - address must first be found. This is done by sending a Neighbor + address must first be discovered. This is done by sending a Neighbor Solicitation message containing the requested target IPv6 address to a specific multicast address. If a host have configured a matching IP, that host will then respond with a Neighbor @@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ for IPs it haven't configured in order to be able to route them. Linux have a limited support for proxying Neighbor Solicitation - messages to other interfaces, by turning on 'proxy_ndp'. But in - order for this to work, each individual IP you want to proxy needs - to be added to the neighbor proxy table using: + messages by simply answering to any messages where the target IP + can be found in the host's neighbor proxy table. To make this work + you need to enable "proxy_ndp", and then add each single host to the + neighbor proxy table by typing something like: ip -6 neigh add proxy dev @@ -107,11 +108,17 @@ Read through 'ndppd.conf.example' for guidelines how to configure the daemon. - Usage: ndppd [-d] [-c ] + Usage: ndppd [-d] [-c ] [-p ] - If '-d' is specified, the daemon will 'daemonize' itself, and enable - syslogging. With '-c' you can specify configuration file; the - default location for it is '/etc/ndppd.conf'. + -p + Create a pidfile at the specified location. + + -c + Read configuration from the specified location, instead of + the default which is /etc/ndppd.conf. + + -d Daemonize the process, putting it in the background. + Also enables syslogging. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Website and contact diff --git a/ndppd.1 b/ndppd.1 index a327bc5..b22f073 100644 --- a/ndppd.1 +++ b/ndppd.1 @@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ ndppd \- NDP Proxy Daemon .B ndppd [-d] [-c ] [-p ] .SH DESCRIPTION .BR ndppd, -or 'NDP Proxy Daemon', is a daemon (!!) that proxies NDP -(Neighbor Discovery Protocol) messages between interfaces. +or +.BR "NDP Proxy Daemon" , +is a daemon that proxies NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) messages between interfaces. .SH OPTIONS .IP "-c " Use the alternate @@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ at the specified location. .I /etc/ndppd.conf .RS Default configuration file. See -.BR ndppd(5) -for further details. +.BR ndppd.conf(5) +for further details about configuration options. .RE .SH BUGS No known bugs at the time of this writing.