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.TH DIM_BRIDGE 1 "August  5, 2005"
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.SH NAME
dim_bridge \- Setup a bridge for DIM
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBdim_bridge\fR [ \fIfrom_node\fr ] \fIto_node\fR \fIservices\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Setup a bridge for \fBDIM\fR.
.PP
\fBdim_bridge\fR transfer DIM services and commands from one DNS to
another. (Supposing that the two DNSs are on different
networks). Please note that such a bridge should be used with care as
it could create a bottleneck, since all services and commands have to
be \fItunneled\fR via it. 
.PP
\fIfrom_node\fR is where to tunnel from (default is value of
environment variable \fBDIM_DNS_NODE\fR).  \fIto_node\fR is the
complete node name of the new DNS. \fIservices\fR is a list of service
names (wildcards are allowed). 
.SH OPTIONS
None
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B DIM_DNS_NODE
The node where the DIM DNS is running
.TP 
.B DIM_DNS_PORT
The DNS port number to use (default is 2505). For example in order to
be able to run two DNSs in the same machine. 
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dim_check_dns (1),
.BR dim_dns (1),
.BR dim_did (1),
.BR dim_get_service (1),
.BR dim_send_command (1)
.br
The programs are documented fully at
.UR http;//cern.ch/dim http;//cern.ch/dim
available via the web.
.SH AUTHOR
dim was written by Clara Gasper <clara.gasper@cerrn.ch>
.PP
This manual page was written by Christian Holm Christensen <cholm@nbi.dk>,
for the Debian project (but may be used by others).