lirc network-only config

[swim f. <swi...@ya...>]

      I have a slight problem concerning lirc-0.6.6's
 "Network connections only" compilation option.
 
      I have one headless box that I'm using to
 receive
 IR signals via an IRMan receiver.  I'd like it to
 send
 it's signals to a (faster) server so that processing
 can be done there (it's sending audio back to the
 originating box via ESD).
 
      LIRC runs great on the headless box, and
 establishes it's connection to the server exactly as
 I'd like it to, however, the server fails to stay
 running.  When I compile with no drivers and run
 "/usr/local/sbin/lircd -l", I get the following
 error:
 
 lircd 0.6.6: there's no hardware I can use and no
 peers are specified
 
      I've looked through every possible bit of
 documentation I can find, but nowhere does it
 explain
 how to specify peers that are allowed to connect (or
 I'm just having a brain-fart).  When I compile with
 other drivers, lircd complains about not being able
 to
 interface with /dev/lirc (>/dev/ttyS0) once the
 network client connects, then promptly dies.
 
      I've even tried tying /dev/lirc to /dev/null in
 the hope that it'd be enough to satisfy lircd and
 keep
 it running, but no dice.
 
      I've read several posts from people who've
 obviously accomplished this, but nothing on the
 configuration.  Any help anyone could offer would be
 greatly appreciated :)

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