System Administration Guide, Volume 3
		Chapter 1. Managing IPv6 Concepts

in.ripngd Daemon

The in.ripngd daemon implements the RIPng routing protocol for IPv6 routers. RIPng defines the IPv6 equivalent of RIP, a widely used IPv4 routing protocol based on the Bellman-Ford distance vector algorithm. Table 1-4 shows the supported options.

Table 1-4. in.ripngd Daemon Options
Option
Description
-p n
n specifies the alternate port number used to send/receive RIPNG packets
-q
Suppresses routing information
-s
Forces routing information whether or not it is acting as a router
-P
Suppresses use of poison reverse
-S
If in.ripngd does not act as a router, it will only enter a default route for each router.


in.ndpd Daemon		inetd Internet Services Daemon

Option	Description
-p n	n specifies the alternate port number used to send/receive RIPNG packets
-q	Suppresses routing information
-s	Forces routing information whether or not it is acting as a router
-P	Suppresses use of poison reverse
-S	If `in.ripngd` does not act as a router, it will only enter a default route for each router.