HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes (October 2003)

Internet and Networking
Internet Services
Chapter 6
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inetd
The inetd daemon is the Internet superserver, which invokes Internet server processes
as needed. It must be running before other hosts can connect to the local host through
ftp, rcp, remsh, rlogin, and telnet.
Summary of Change
The following new command-line option has been added:
-r count [interval] This option is used by inetd to identify a UDP
service as broken or in-loop when it receives a count
number of connections in interval seconds of time.
The default values for count and interval are 40
and 60 seconds respectively.
The following variable has been added to the /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons file:
INETD You can use the new variable INETD in the
/etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons file to enable or
disable inetd during system startup. If you set this
variable to 1 (default value), inetd starts during
system startup. If you set this variable to 0, inetd is
disabled during system startup.
Impact
There are no impacts.
Compatibility
There are no compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no performance issues.
Documentation
Refer to the manual HP-UX Internet Services Administrator's Guide at
http://www.docs.hp.com.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
IPv6 Support for Internet Service Products
IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. It provides the infrastructure for the next
wave of Internet devices, such as PDAs, mobile phones and appliances; it also provides
greater connectivity for existing devices such as laptop computers.
This section only discusses information about IPv6-enhanced Internet Services software.
For further information about IPv6 software, see “IPv6 Support” on page 149.