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## NAME
       ipmilan - IPMI LAN to System Interface Converter


## SYNOPSIS
       **ipmilan** [**-c** _configfile_] [**-i** _ipmidevice_] [**-d**] [**-n**]


## DESCRIPTION
       The **ipmilan** daemon allows an IPMI system interface using the OpenIPMI device driver to be ac‐
       cessed using the IPMI 1.5 or 2.0 LAN protocol.

       **ipmilan** supports the full authentication capabilities of the IPMI LAN protocol.

       **ipmilan** supports multiple IP addresses for fault-tolerance.  Note that messages coming in  on
       an address are always sent back out on the same address they came in.


## OPTIONS
### -c
              Set the configuration file to one other than the default of _/etc/ipmi_lan.conf_

### -n
              is useful for running from init.

### -d -n



## CONFIGURATION
       Configuration is accomplished through the file _/etc/ipmi_lan.conf_.  A file with another  name
       or path may be specified using the **-c** option.  See the ipmi_lan config file man page for more
       details.


## SECURITY
       **ipmilan** implements normal IPMI security.  The default is no access for anyone, so the default
       is  pretty  safe,  but  be  careful what you add, because this is access to control your box.
       **straight** and **none** authorizations are not recommended, you should probably stick with  **md2**  or
       **md5**.


## SIGNALS
       **SIGHUP**
            **ipmilan**  should  handle SIGHUP and reread it's configuration files.  However, it doesn't
            right now.  It might in the future, for now you will have to kill  it  and  restart  it.
            Clients should handle reconnecting in this case.  If they don't, they are broken.


## ERROR OUTPUT
       At startup, all error output goes to stderr.  After that, all error output goes to syslog.


## FILES
       /etc/ipmi_lan.conf


## SEE ALSO
       **ipmi**___**[lan**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/lan/5/markdown),**ipmi**___**[ui**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ui/1/markdown),[**openipmish**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openipmish/1/markdown)


## KNOWN PROBLEMS
       Currently,  **ipmilan** does not implement writing the config file.  IPMI commands to change con‐
       figuration options are accepted, but the permanent writing of the changes does not  currently
       work.


## AUTHOR
       Corey Minyard <<cminyard@mvista.com>>



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