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 idlookup(1)                                                     idlookup(1)




 NAME
      idlookup - identify the user of a particular TCP connection


 SYNOPSIS
      idlookup {host-or-ip-number} {local-port} {foreign-port}


 DESCRIPTION
      Idlookup can be used to identify the user at the remote end of a TCP
      connection, assuming the host at the other end is running an
      Identification Server.

      host-or-ip-number is the name of the host at the other end of the
      connection, or its IP address.

      local-port and foreign-port are the port numbers, or service names of
      the ports at the two ends of the connection.


 WARNING
      Note that the references to local-port and foreign-port follow the
      terminology in RFC931, and are from the point of view of the server
      rather than the user.


 SEE ALSO
      pident(8), RFC931


 AUTHOR
      Peter Eriksson <pen@lysator.liu.se>






















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