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NAME

       danted - network proxyserver

SYNOPSIS

       danted [-DLVdhnv] [-N number] [-f file]

DESCRIPTION

       Dante implements the socks standard and can function as a firewall between networks.

       Dante relays TCP and UDP both from outside the network and in, and from inside and out.

       The options are as follows:

       -D     Dante will detach from the controlling terminal and run in the background as a system daemon.

       -L     Displays the license Dante comes under.

       -Nnumber
	      Dante will fork of number copies of itself when starting.  Can be used for very busy servers.

       -V     Verifies config file and exits.

       -d     Enables debugging.

       -ffile Dante will read its configuration from file.

       -h     Shows the currently valid options.

       -n     Disables	TCP  keep-alive  messages.   Normally  Dante  enables  TCP keep-alive messages so that connections from machines that have
	      crashed or for other reasons no longer can be reached time out.

       -v     Displays Dante version.

ENVIRONMENT

       TMPDIR Use TMPDIR for temporary files.  Since Dante uses lockfiles it is recommended that TMPDIR be set to a (local)  filesystem  with  low
	      latency.

FILES

       /etc/danted.conf
	      Dante server configuration file.

AUTHORS

       For Inferno Nettverk A/S, Norway:
	Michael Shuldman <michaels@inet.no>: Design and implementation.
	Karl-Andre' Skevik <karls@inet.no>: Autoconf and porting.

SEE ALSO

       dante.conf(5) danted.conf(5)

       Information about new releases and other related issues can be found on the Dante WWW home page at http://www.inet.no/dante.

BUGS

       See the accompanying BUGS file.	New ones should be reported to dante-bugs@inet.no.

								   Feb 17, 2001 							 DANTED(8)