Requirements:
	- You might want to use a switching device ;)
	- j2sdk => 1.4.x http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html
	- gcc & Linux

Installation source package:

	Unpack package:

		shell$ tar xzf PowerSwitch_verion.tar.gz
		shell$ cd PowerSwitch_version

	To set your favorite settings:

		shell$ vi Makefile

	To set your pport io address/ default: 0x378
	
		shell$ vi src/switchpport.c 

	To set your user-settings; this file will be copied to $PREFIX/share/PowerSwitch/auth
	
		shell$ vi auth

	Install:

		shell$ make 
		shell$ make install

Run it:
		shell$ powerSwitch > logfile &
		shell$  telnet localhost 4444

		telnet> HELP

		# if test_user was not removed from authfile
		telnet> LOGIN test_user password

Command line options:

		powerswitch.sh <config_file>


Uninstallation:

		shell$ make uninstall

Autorization:

		To add more users to the auth file, 

		1: generate a MD5-hash of your password:
		
			shell$ md5 -s "password"
			MD5 ("password") = 5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99

			(or use Thomas Bretgeld's md5-tool: http://www.xs4all.nl/~sebdehne/pp_powerSwitch/md5hash.tgz)

		2: add a new line to the auth file, using this hash

More info:

	http://www.xs4all.nl/~sebdehne/pp_powerSwitch/