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pppd
pppd [tty] [speed] [options]
System administration command. PPP stands for the Point-to-Point Protocol; it allows datagram transmission over a serial connection. pppd attempts to configure tty for PPP (searching in /dev) or, by default, the controlling terminal. You can also specify a baud rate of speed. pppd accepts many options. Only the most common options are listed here.
Options
Specify the local and/or remote interface IP addresses, as hostnames or numeric addresses.
Specify which control characters cannot pass over the line. map should be a 32-bit hex number, where each bit represents a character to escape. For example, bit 00000001 represents the character 0x00; bit 80000000 represents the character 0x1f or _. You may specify multiple characters.
Require self-authentication by peers before allowing packets to move.
Read options from file in /etc/ppp/peers/. Unlike the file option, call file may contain privileged options, even when pppd is not run by root.
Connect as specified by command, which may be a binary or shell command.
Use hardware flow control.
Log contents of control packets to syslogd.
Add a new default route in which the peer is the gateway. When the connection shuts down, remove the route.
Operate in the foreground. By default, pppd forks and operates in the background.
Close the connection as specified by command, which may be a binary or shell command.
Escape all characters in character-list, which should be a comma-separated list of hex numbers. You cannot escape 0x20-0x3f or 0x5e.
Consult file for options.
Run specified command or shell script to initialize the serial line.
Allow only pppd to access the device.
Refuse packets of more than bytes bytes.
Do not send packets of more than bytes bytes.
Do not exit if peer does not respond to attempts to initiate a connection. Instead, wait for a valid packet from the peer.
Send no packets until after receiving one.
Files
pppd's process ID. The n in pppn.pid is the number of the PPP interface unit corresponding to this pppd process.
Binary or script to be executed when the PPP link becomes active.
Binary or script to be executed when the PPP link goes down.
Contains usernames, passwords, and IP addresses for use in PAP authentication.
System defaults. Options in this file are set before the command-line options.
The user's default options. These are read before command-line options but after the system defaults.
Name of the default serial port.
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