in.discardd(1M) 					  System Administration Commands					   in.discardd(1M)

NAME

       in.discardd - UDP or TCP discard protocol service

SYNOPSIS

       in.discardd

       FMRI
       svc:/internet/discard:default

DESCRIPTION

       FMRI  stands  for  Fault  Management  Resource  Identifier.  It is used to identify resources managed by the Fault Manager. See fmd(1M) and
       smf(5).

       The in.discardd service provides the server-side of the discard protocol. This protocol is used for debugging and bandwidth measurement and
       is available on both TCP and UDP transports through port 9.

       The  in.discardd  service  is  an inetd(1M) smf(5) delegated service. The in.discardd detects which transport is requested by examining the
       socket it is passed by the inetd daemon.

       The discard service simply throws away any data it receives from the client.

       TCP-based service

	   Once a connection is established, the in.discardd discards any data received. No response is generated.  The  connection  remains  open
	   until the client terminates it.

       UDP-based service

	   The in.discardd listens for UDP datagrams. When a datagram is received, the server discards it. No response is sent.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcnsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       inetd(1M), attributes(5), smf(5)

       RFC 863

SunOS 5.10							    23 Aug 2004 						   in.discardd(1M)