diff --git a/.fixtures.yml b/.fixtures.yml
index 3affff3..269630c 100644
--- a/.fixtures.yml
+++ b/.fixtures.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 fixtures:
+  repositories:
+    "stdlib": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib"
   symlinks:
     "xinetd": "#{source_dir}"
diff --git a/Modulefile b/Modulefile
index f9ad266..c0d52d3 100644
--- a/Modulefile
+++ b/Modulefile
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ license 'Apache License 2.0'
 summary 'Puppet Labs Xinetd Module'
 description 'Puppet module to configure xinetd services'
 project_page 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-xinetd'
+dependency 'puppetlabs/stdlib', '>= 2.2.1'
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 16589eb..5ea9f30 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -9,19 +9,44 @@
 #     server_args => '--daemon --config /etc/rsync.conf',
 #  }
 #
-class xinetd {
+class xinetd (
+  $confdir       = $xinetd::params::confdir,
+  $conffile      = $xinetd::params::conffile,
+  $package_name  = $xinetd::params::package_name,
+  $service_name  = $xinetd::params::service_name
+) inherits xinetd::params {
 
-  package { 'xinetd': }
+  File {
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => '0',
+    notify  => Service[$service_name],
+    require => Package[$package_name],
+  }
+
+  file { $confdir:
+    ensure  => directory,
+    mode    => '0755',
+  }
 
-  file { '/etc/xinetd.conf':
-    source => 'puppet:///modules/xinetd/xinetd.conf',
+  # Template uses:
+  #   $confdir
+  file { $conffile:
+    ensure  => file,
+    mode    => '0644',
+    content => template('xinetd/xinetd.conf.erb'),
   }
 
-  service { 'xinetd':
-    ensure  => running,
-    enable  => true,
-    restart => '/etc/init.d/xinetd reload',
-    require => [ Package['xinetd'],
-                File['/etc/xinetd.conf'] ],
+  package { $package_name:
+    ensure => installed,
+    before => Service[$service_name],
   }
+
+  service { $service_name:
+    ensure     => running,
+    enable     => true,
+    hasrestart => false,
+    hasstatus  => true,
+    require    => File[$conffile],
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a440a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+class xinetd::params {
+
+  case $::osfamily {
+    'Debian':  {
+      $confdir       = '/etc/xinetd.d'
+      $conffile      = '/etc/xinetd.conf'
+      $package_name  = 'xinetd'
+      $service_name  = 'xinetd'
+    }
+    'FreeBSD': {
+      $confdir       = '/usr/local/etc/xinetd.d'
+      $conffile      = '/usr/local/etc/xinetd.conf'
+      $package_name  = 'security/xinetd'
+      $service_name  = 'xinetd'
+    }
+    'Suse':  {
+      $confdir       = '/etc/xinetd.d'
+      $conffile      = '/etc/xinetd.conf'
+      $package_name  = 'xinetd'
+      $service_name  = 'xinetd'
+    }
+    'RedHat':  {
+      $confdir       = '/etc/xinetd.d'
+      $conffile      = '/etc/xinetd.conf'
+      $package_name  = 'xinetd'
+      $service_name  = 'xinetd'
+    }
+    default:   {
+      fail("xinetd: module does not support osfamily ${::osfamily}")
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index c499cda..d544402 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -4,27 +4,32 @@
 # all parameters match up with xinetd.conf(5) man page
 #
 # Parameters:
-#   $port           - required - determines the service port
-#   $server         - required - determines the executable for this service
 #   $ensure         - optional - defaults to 'present'
-#   $cps            - optional
-#   $flags          - optional
-#   $per_source     - optional
-#   $server_args    - optional
 #   $log_on_failure - optional - may contain any combination of
 #                       'HOST', 'USERID', 'ATTEMPT'
-#   $disable        - optional - defaults to 'no'
-#   $socket_type    - optional - defaults to 'stream'
-#   $protocol       - optional - defaults to 'tcp'
-#   $user           - optional - defaults to 'root'
-#   $group          - optional - defaults to 'root'
-#   $instances      - optional - defaults to 'UNLIMITED'
-#   $wait           - optional - based on $protocol
-#                       will default to 'yes' for udp and 'no' for tcp
-#   $bind           - optional - defaults to '0.0.0.0'
 #   $service_type   - optional - type setting in xinetd
 #                       may contain any combinarion of 'RPC', 'INTERNAL',
 #                       'TCPMUX/TCPMUXPLUS', 'UNLISTED'
+#   $cps            - optional
+#   $flags          - optional
+#   $per_source     - optional
+#   $port           - required - determines the service port
+#   $server         - required - determines the program to execute for this service
+#   $server_args    - optional
+#   $disable        - optional - defaults to "no"
+#   $socket_type    - optional - defaults to "stream"
+#   $protocol       - optional - defaults to "tcp"
+#   $user           - optional - defaults to "root"
+#   $group          - optional - defaults to "root"
+#   $groups         - optional - defaults to "yes"
+#   $instances      - optional - defaults to "UNLIMITED"
+#   $only_from      - optional
+#   $wait           - optional - based on $protocol will default to "yes" for udp and "no" for tcp
+#   $xtype          - optional - determines the "type" of service, see xinetd.conf(5)
+#   $no_access      - optional
+#   $access_times   - optional
+#   $log_type       - optional
+#   $bind           - optional
 #
 # Actions:
 #   setups up a xinetd service by creating a file in /etc/xinetd.d/
@@ -50,37 +55,71 @@
   $port,
   $server,
   $ensure         = present,
+  $log_on_failure = undef,
+  $service_type   = undef,
+  $service_name   = $title,
   $cps            = undef,
+  $disable        = 'no',
   $flags          = undef,
+  $group          = 'root',
+  $groups         = 'yes',
+  $instances      = 'UNLIMITED',
   $log_on_failure = undef,
   $per_source     = undef,
+  $protocol       = 'tcp',
   $server_args    = undef,
-  $disable        = 'no',
   $socket_type    = 'stream',
-  $protocol       = 'tcp',
   $user           = 'root',
-  $group          = 'root',
-  $instances      = 'UNLIMITED',
+  $only_from      = undef,
   $wait           = undef,
-  $bind           = '0.0.0.0',
-  $service_type   = undef
+  $xtype          = undef,
+  $no_access      = undef,
+  $access_times   = undef,
+  $log_type       = undef,
+  $bind           = undef,
 ) {
 
   include xinetd
 
   if $wait {
-    $mywait = $wait
+    $_wait = $wait
   } else {
-    $mywait = $protocol ? {
+    validate_re($protocol, '(tcp|udp)')
+    $_wait = $protocol ? {
       tcp => 'no',
       udp => 'yes'
     }
   }
 
-  file { "/etc/xinetd.d/${name}":
+  # Template uses:
+  # - $port
+  # - $disable
+  # - $socket_type
+  # - $protocol
+  # - $_wait
+  # - $user
+  # - $group
+  # - $groups
+  # - $server
+  # - $bind
+  # - $service_type
+  # - $server_args
+  # - $only_from
+  # - $per_source
+  # - $log_on_failure
+  # - $cps
+  # - $flags
+  # - $xtype
+  # - $no_access
+  # - $access_types
+  # - $log_type
+  file { "${xinetd::confdir}/${title}":
     ensure  => $ensure,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0644',
     content => template('xinetd/service.erb'),
-    notify  => Service['xinetd'],
-    require => Package['xinetd'],
+    notify  => Service[$xinetd::service_name],
+    require => File[$xinetd::confdir],
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/xinetd_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/xinetd_init_spec.rb
index 167e753..b01cfad 100644
--- a/spec/classes/xinetd_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/xinetd_init_spec.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'xinetd' do
+
+  let :facts do
+    { :osfamily => 'Debian' }
+  end
+
   it {
     should contain_package('xinetd')
     should contain_file('/etc/xinetd.conf')
-    should contain_service('xinetd').with_restart('/etc/init.d/xinetd reload')
+    should contain_service('xinetd')
   }
 end
diff --git a/spec/defines/xinetd_service_spec.rb b/spec/defines/xinetd_service_spec.rb
index 01901fb..b987cc1 100644
--- a/spec/defines/xinetd_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/xinetd_service_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'xinetd::service' do
+
+  let :facts do
+    { :osfamily => 'Debian' }
+  end
+
   let :default_params do
     {
       'port'   => '80',
diff --git a/templates/service.erb b/templates/service.erb
index 79802f3..bf2f740 100644
--- a/templates/service.erb
+++ b/templates/service.erb
@@ -1,21 +1,51 @@
 # This file is being maintained by Puppet.
 # DO NOT EDIT
 
-service <%= @name %>
+service <%= @service_name %>
 {
         port            = <%= @port %>
         disable         = <%= @disable %>
         socket_type     = <%= @socket_type %>
         protocol        = <%= @protocol %>
-        wait            = <%= @mywait %>
+        wait            = <%= @_wait %>
         user            = <%= @user %>
         group           = <%= @group %>
+        groups          = <%= @groups %>
         server          = <%= @server %>
+<% if @bind -%>
         bind            = <%= @bind %>
-<% if @server_args %>        server_args     = <%= @server_args %><% end %>
-<% if @per_source %>        per_source      = <%= @per_source %><% end %>
-<% if @log_on_failure %>       log_on_failure      += <%= @log_on_failure %><% end %>
-<% if @cps %>        cps             = <%= @cps %><% end %>
-<% if @flags %>        flags           = <%= @flags %><% end %>
-<% if @service_type %>        type     = <%= @service_type %><% end %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @service_type -%>
+        type            = <%= @service_type %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @server_args -%>
+        server_args     = <%= @server_args %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @only_from -%>
+        only_from       = <%= @only_from %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @per_source -%>
+        per_source      = <%= @per_source %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @log_on_failure -%>
+        log_on_failure += <%= @log_on_failure %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cps -%>
+        cps             = <%= @cps %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @flags -%>
+        flags           = <%= @flags %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @xtype -%>
+        type            = <%= @xtype %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @no_access -%>
+        no_access       = <%= @no_access %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @access_times -%>
+        access_times    = <%= @access_times %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @log_type -%>
+        log_type        = <%= @log_type %>
+<% end -%>
 }
diff --git a/files/xinetd.conf b/templates/xinetd.conf.erb
similarity index 97%
rename from files/xinetd.conf
rename to templates/xinetd.conf.erb
index 3dfd4c9..3a08429 100644
--- a/files/xinetd.conf
+++ b/templates/xinetd.conf.erb
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@ defaults
 #       banner_success  =
 }
 
-includedir /etc/xinetd.d
-
+includedir <%= @confdir %>