Name
pppd
Synopsis
pppd [options] [tty] [speed]
Description
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.
Options
- asyncmap map
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.
- auth
Require self-authentication by peers before allowing packets to move.
- connect command
Connect as specified by command, which may be a binary or shell command.
- debug, -d
Increment the debugging level.
- defaultroute
Add a new default route in which the peer is the gateway. When the connection shuts down, remove the route.
- -detach
Operate in the foreground. By default, pppd forks and operates in the background.
- disconnect command
Close the connection as specified by command, which may be a binary or shell command.
- domain d
Specify a domain name of d.
- escape character-list
Escape all characters in character-list, which should be a comma-separated list of hex numbers. You cannot escape 0x20-0x3f or 0x5e.
- file file
Consult file for options.
- lock
Allow only pppd to access the device.
- mru bytes
Refuse packets of more than bytes bytes.
- name name
Specify ...
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