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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 1999-2004 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-libs/openslp/files/slpd-init,v 1.4 2007/07/13 13:20:28 uberlord Exp $
+
+depend() {
+	need net
+}
+
+#
+# Does nothing if a route exists that supports multicast traffic.
+# If no routes supporting multicast traffic exists, the function
+# tries to add one.  A 0 is returned on success and a 1 on failure.
+# One parameter must be passed in.  This variable determins verbosity.
+# If parameter is non-zero debugging will appear.
+#
+multicast_route_set() {
+	PING_OPTIONS_1='-c1 -w1'
+	PING_OPTIONS_2='-c1 -i1'
+	MULTICAST_ADDRESS='239.255.255.253'
+	TMP_FILE=/tmp/route.check
+	PING_ERROR_NO_ROUTE='unreachable'
+
+	MSG_FAILED_TO_FIND='Failed to Detect Multicast Route'
+	MSG_SUCCESS_ON_FIND='Multicast Route Enabled'
+	MSG_ADDING_ROUTE='Attempting to Add Multicast Route ...'
+	MSG_FAILED_TO_ADD=' FAILED - Route NOT Added.'
+	MSG_SUCCES_ON_ADD=' SUCCESS - Route Added.'
+
+	CMD_GET_INTERFACE="netstat -i | awk 'BEGIN{}(NR>2)&&(!/^lo*/){print \$1}'"
+	CMD_ADD_ROUTE="route add -net 224.0.0.0 netmask 240.0.0.0"
+
+	ping $PING_OPTIONS_1 $MULTICAST_ADDRESS 2> $TMP_FILE 1> /dev/null
+	if [ $? = 2 ]; then
+		ping $PING_OPTIONS_2 $MULTICAST_ADDRESS 2> $TMP_FILE 1> /dev/null
+	fi
+
+	grep $PING_ERROR_NO_ROUTE $TMP_FILE > /dev/null 2>&1
+	err_unreachable_found=$?
+
+	#If errors, add route. Otherwise, do nothing
+	if [ -s $TMP_FILE ] && [ $err_unreachable_found = 0 ]; then 
+
+		if [ $1 != 0 ]; then
+			echo $MSG_FAILED_TO_FIND 
+			echo $MSG_ADDING_ROUTE 
+		fi
+
+		$CMD_ADD_ROUTE `eval $CMD_GET_INTERFACE` > /dev/null 2>&1
+		retval=$?
+		if [ $1 != 0 ]; then
+
+			if [ $retval = 0 ]; then
+				echo $MSG_SUCCES_ON_ADD
+			else
+				echo $MSG_FAILED_TO_ADD
+			fi
+		fi
+	else
+		if [ $1 != 0 ]; then
+			echo -n $MSG_SUCCESS_ON_FIND
+		fi
+		retval=0
+	fi
+
+	rm -f $TMP_FILE # Clean up
+	return $retval
+}
+
+checkconfig() {
+	multicast_route_set 0
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		eerror "No route available for multicast traffic!"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+start() {
+	checkconfig || return 1
+	ebegin "Starting Twonky Media Server"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/slpd --pidfile /var/run/slpd.pid
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stopping Twonky Media Server"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/slpd.pid
+	eend $?
+}