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zfilterd

NAME

zfilterd - A daemon to use the filter hardware of the OpenArchitect switch for filtering based on iptables(8) rules.

SYNOPSIS

zfilterd [-d <level>] [-p <port>] [-f] [-l] [-i <pid>] [-o <pid>]

DESCRIPTION

zfilterd is a daemon that intercepts filtering rules entered by the user, using iptables(8), checks them for validity and then prepares messages for the traffic management daemon ztmd, which is responsible for setting up the switch hardware for the filtering rules and actions.

OPTIONS

-d <level> Sets the level of debugging output required by zconfig. The default level is one (1). Setting the debug level higher produces more output. Four (4) is currently the maximum output level.

-p <port> Set the multicast port to which messages will be sent.

-f Run zfilterd in the foreground, by default, it runs in the background.

-l Log all diagnostic output to /var/log/zfilterd.log.

-I	<pid>	Set	our pid	used in identifying	ourselves to ztmd
-o	<pid>	set	the pid	of the ztmd process	we will communicate
with.

SEE ALSO

ztmd, zrule, iptables(8)

Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 292