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23 .TH PPPD 8
25 pppd \- Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon
27 .B pppd
38 addresses for each end of the link. Pppd can also authenticate the
49 connected to the standard input is given, pppd will use that terminal,
69 Pppd will ask the peer to send these characters as a 2-byte
73 so pppd will ask the peer not to escape any control characters.
80 \fInoauth\fR option is specified, pppd will only allow the peer to use
85 contain privileged options, such as \fInoauth\fR, even if pppd
94 phone number. This option specifies an command for pppd to execute
103 Specifies that pppd should set the serial port to use hardware flow
126 pppd has terminated the link. This command could, for example, issue
144 The file must be readable by the user who has invoked pppd.
154 Specifies that pppd should create a UUCP-style lock file for the
158 Set the MRU [Maximum Receive Unit] value to \fIn\fR. Pppd
168 peer requests a smaller value via MRU negotiation, pppd will
174 Enables the "passive" option in the LCP. With this option, pppd will
176 peer, pppd will then just wait passively for a valid LCP packet from
189 this option, pppd
258 If this option is given, pppd will rechallenge the peer every \fIn\fR
272 before exiting. At the end of the timeout, pppd will send a SIGTERM
274 no timeout, that is, pppd will wait until all child processes have
280 valid PPP packet is received from the peer, pppd will commence
287 If this option is given, pppd will log the contents of all
299 pppd will use the default MRU value of 1500 bytes for both the
312 \fIdeflate 0\fR to disable Deflate compression entirely. (Note: pppd
319 on the command line or in an options file. Pppd will initially
321 connecting to the peer. When traffic is available, pppd will
323 When this is completed, pppd will commence passing data packets
335 specify \fIdomain Quotron.COM\fR. Pppd would then use the name
341 With the \fBdryrun\fR option, pppd will print out all the option
346 is the device that pppd would be using to communicate with the peer.
349 With the \fBdump\fR option, pppd will print out all the option values
351 except that pppd proceeds as normal rather than exiting.
370 If this option is given and pppd authenticates the peer with EAP
371 (i.e., is the server), pppd will restart EAP authentication every
376 Set the maximum number of EAP Requests to which pppd will respond (as
380 Set the maximum number of EAP Requests that pppd will issue (as a
392 When logging the contents of PAP packets, this option causes pppd to
402 Specifies that pppd should disconnect if the link is idle for \fIn\fR
411 With this option, pppd will accept the peer's idea of our local IP
415 With this option, pppd will accept the peer's idea of its (remote) IP
533 Enables pppd to alter kernel settings as appropriate. Under Linux,
534 pppd will enable IP forwarding (i.e. set /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
540 If this option is given, pppd will presume the peer to be dead
542 echo\-reply. If this happens, pppd will terminate the
545 pppd to terminate after the physical connection has been broken
550 If this option is given, pppd will send an LCP echo\-request frame to
573 Sets the logical name of the link to \fIname\fR. Pppd will create a
576 which instance of pppd is responsible for the link to a given peer
580 Don't use the modem control lines. With this option, pppd will ignore
585 Send log messages to file descriptor \fIn\fR. Pppd will send log
588 option are mutually exclusive. The default is for pppd to send log
595 the user who invoked pppd, in append mode.
614 option, pppd will wait for the CD (Carrier Detect) signal from the
643 If pppd is acting as a server for Microsoft Windows clients, this
644 option allows pppd to supply one or two DNS (Domain Name Server)
648 versions of pppd under the name \fBdns\-addr\fR.)
651 If pppd is acting as a server for Microsoft Windows or "Samba"
652 clients, this option allows pppd to supply one or two WINS (Windows
661 peer, pppd will join this link to that bundle, otherwise pppd will
667 \fIname\fR. This is a privileged option. With this option, pppd will
672 local system to the peer. (Note that pppd does not append the domain
690 requests from pppd for CCP negotiation.
704 wishes to prevent users from creating default routes with pppd
708 Disables Deflate compression; pppd will not request or agree to
714 specified, pppd will fork to become a background process.
717 Disables pppd from sending an endpoint discriminator to the peer or
724 from pppd for IPCP negotiation.
729 from pppd for IPv6CP negotiation.
740 required if the peer is buggy and gets confused by requests from pppd
744 Opposite of the \fIktune\fR option; disables pppd from changing system
752 Disable magic number negotiation. With this option, pppd cannot
796 wishes to prevent users from creating proxy ARP entries with pppd can
800 Normally, pppd requires a terminal device. With this option, pppd
802 as its terminal device. Pppd will create a child process to act as a
804 and its standard input and output. Thus pppd will transmit characters
818 TCP/IP header compression. With this option, pppd will not omit the
825 pppd should not accept a password which, before encryption, is
837 Set the maximum time that pppd will wait for the peer to authenticate
870 (/), pppd will look in the \fB/usr/lib/pppd/\fIversion\fR directory
872 \fIversion\fR is the version number of pppd (for example, 2.4.2).
883 there is no guarantee that members of \fIgroup\-name\fR cannot use pppd
895 rather than a specific terminal device. Pppd will allocate itself a
904 With this option, pppd will accept all control characters from the
906 option, pppd will discard those characters as specified in RFC1662.
910 Specifies that pppd should record all characters sent and received to
928 With this option, pppd will not agree to authenticate itself to the
932 With this option, pppd will not agree to authenticate itself to the
936 With this option, pppd will not agree to authenticate itself to the
940 With this option, pppd will not agree to authenticate itself to the
944 With this option, pppd will not agree to authenticate itself to the
982 When logging the contents of PAP packets, this option causes pppd to
986 With this option, pppd will not transmit LCP packets to initiate a
988 the `passive' option with ancient versions of pppd).
991 If this parameter is given and pppd uses EAP SRP\-SHA1 to authenticate
992 the peer (i.e., is the server), then pppd will use the optional
1013 The device used by pppd with this option must have sync support.
1022 With this option, pppd will detach from its controlling terminal once
1037 USEPEERDNS will be set to 1. In addition, pppd will create an
1060 Options can be taken from files as well as the command line. Pppd
1076 .I pppd
1083 may use. Several of pppd's options are privileged, in particular
1086 administrator, or if pppd is being run by root.
1088 The default behaviour of pppd is to allow an unauthenticated peer to
1101 user running a setuid-root pppd, either on the command line, in the
1104 an options file read using the \fIcall\fR option. If pppd is being
1108 When opening the device, pppd uses either the invoking user's user ID
1112 pppd uses full root
1116 have permission to access. Otherwise pppd uses the invoking user's
1132 At present, pppd supports three authentication protocols: the Password
1151 The default behaviour of pppd is to agree to authenticate if
1153 pppd will not agree to authenticate itself with a particular protocol
1156 Pppd stores secrets for use in authentication in secrets
1161 contain secrets for pppd to use in authenticating itself to other
1162 systems, as well as secrets for pppd to use when authenticating other
1181 server name matches any name. When selecting a secret, pppd takes the
1199 others. When pppd is authenticating the peer (checking the peer's
1209 When pppd is choosing a secret to use in authenticating itself to the
1214 paragraph. Then pppd looks for a secret with this name in the first
1215 field and the peer's name in the second field. Pppd will know the
1218 is being used, pppd will have to determine the peer's name from the
1222 name will be used as the peer's name. Failing that, pppd will use the
1244 required to authenticate itself, and fails to do so, pppd will
1253 requested, pppd takes that as equivalent to authenticating with PAP
1260 When IPCP negotiation is completed successfully, pppd will inform the
1274 causes pppd to create such a default route when IPCP comes up, and
1280 pppd to look for a network interface on the same subnet as the remote
1282 point-to-point or loopback interface). If found, pppd creates a
1287 already been set at the point when IPCP comes up. If pppd has not
1290 IP address assignment), pppd has to change the interface IP addresses
1301 Pppd detects that the link it is controlling is connected to the same
1308 discriminator sent to the peer by pppd can be set using the endpoint
1316 between the local system and the peer. Pppd uses a TDB database in
1320 negotiate multilink, then when pppd is invoked to bring up the first
1323 interface unit. When another pppd is invoked to bring up another link
1330 exiting, the first pppd keeps running after its link terminates, until
1331 all the links in the bundle have terminated. If the first pppd
1333 send a SIGHUP to the pppd processes for each of the links in the
1334 bundle. If the first pppd receives a SIGHUP signal, it will terminate
1344 Probably the most common use of pppd is to dial out to an ISP. This
1347 pppd call isp
1391 Pppd can also be used to provide a dial-in ppp service for users. If
1393 ppp service is to let the users log in to their accounts and run pppd
1396 pppd proxyarp
1413 whose login shell is pppd and whose home directory is /etc/ppp.
1414 Options to be used when pppd is run this way can be put in
1430 (This can be overridden by recompiling pppd with the macro
1445 to the pppd process. This signal acts as a toggle.
1447 The exit status of pppd is set to indicate whether any error was
1452 Pppd has detached, or otherwise the connection was successfully
1464 Pppd is not setuid-root and the invoking user is not root.
1471 Pppd terminated because it was sent a SIGINT, SIGTERM or SIGHUP
1521 Pppd invokes scripts at various stages in its processing which can be
1524 Pppd does not wait for the scripts to finish. The scripts are
1528 not compromise your system's security. Pppd runs the scripts with
1531 give information about the link. The environment variables that pppd
1556 The real user-id of the user who invoked pppd.
1559 The username of the real user-id that invoked pppd. This is always set.
1561 For the ip-down and auth-down scripts, pppd also sets the following
1587 Pppd invokes the following scripts, if they exist. It is not an error
1638 local\-IPX\-router\-name remote\-IPX\-router\-name ipparam pppd\-pid\fR
1660 Process-ID for pppd process on ppp interface unit \fIn\fR.
1664 Process-ID for pppd process for logical link \fIname\fR (see the
1668 Database containing information about pppd processes, interfaces and
1671 pppd instances, the interfaces and devices they are using, IP address
1676 user. Pppd will log a warning if this is not the case.
1681 readable or writable by any other user. Pppd will log a warning if
1687 readable or writable by any other user. Pppd will log a warning if
1695 System default options for pppd, read before user default options or
1710 options, even if pppd was invoked by a user other than root. The
1766 Some limited degree of control can be exercised over a running pppd
1770 These signals cause pppd to terminate the link (by closing LCP),
1774 This signal causes pppd to terminate the link, restore the serial
1776 \fIdemand\fR option has been specified, pppd will try to reopen the
1778 Otherwise pppd will exit. If this signal is received during the
1779 holdoff period, it causes pppd to end the holdoff period immediately.
1785 This signal causes pppd to renegotiate compression. This can be
1800 Pppd is copyrighted and made available under conditions which provide
1802 the conditions listed below are met. Portions of pppd are covered by
