LLDP beacon

Simple LLDP beacon (LLDP broadcast service) for windows 32bit/64bit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Layer_Discovery_Protocol

Github project: https://github.com/drxaos/lldp-beacon

Downloads: https://github.com/drxaos/lldp-beacon/releases

Requirements

• WinPcap http://www.winpcap.org/
• wmic + Running WMI Service

Build tools

• MinGW (gcc, g++, mingw32-make) http://www.mingw.org/
• CMake https://cmake.org/

Build

Download project:

git clone https://github.com/drxaos/lldp-beacon.git

Go to build folder:

cd lldp-beacon/build

Configure:

cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..

Build .exe file:

make

Running

lldp-beacon -h <host name> -s <system name>

• -h <host name> - use this hostname; if not present - hostname will be taken from wmic
• -s <system name> - use this OS name; if not present - OS name will be taken from wmic

LLDP packets are sent to all interfaces every 30 seconds

Install as windows service

Copy lldp-beacon.exe to a new directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\lldp-beacon).

Run command:

lldp-beacon.exe install

Hostname and OS name will be taken from wmic

To remove service run command:

lldp-beacon.exe remove