in.chargend(1M) System Administration Commands in.chargend(1M)
NAME
in.chargend - UDP or TCP character generator service daemon
SYNOPSIS
in.chargend
FMRI
svc:/internet/chargen: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.chargend service provides the server-side of the character-generator protocol. This protocol is used for debugging and bandwidth
measurement and is available on both TCP and UDP transports, through port 19.
The in.chargend service is an inetd(1M) smf(5) delegated service. The in.chargend detects which transport is requested by examining the
socket it is passed by the inetd daemon.
TCP-based service
Once a connection is established, the in.chargend generates a stream of data. Any data received is discarded. The server generates data
until the client program terminates the connection. Note that the data flow is limited by TCP flow control mechanisms.
UDP-based service
The in.chargend listens for UDP datagrams. When a datagram is received, the server generates a UDP datagram in response containing a
random number of ASCII characters (ranging from 0 to 512 characters). Any received data is ignored.
The in.chargend data consists of a pattern of 72 character lines containing the printable, 7-bit ASCII characters. Each line is terminated
with a carriage return and a line feed character.
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 864
SunOS 5.10 23 Aug 2004 in.chargend(1M)
