aspppd, aspppls — Asynchronous PPP Link Manager
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/aspppd [-d debug-level]
/usr/sbin/aspppls
Description
The aspppd link manager is a user-level daemon that automates the process of connecting to a remote host for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) service. It works with the IP-Dialup driver (ipdcm) and PPP streams module (ppp(7M)) to provide IP network services over an analog modem using dialed, voice-grade telephone lines. This automated process starts whenever any activity that generates IP traffic takes place (for example, a user logging in to a remote system). When a remote host tries to establish a connection, the link manager on the local host completes the connection.
aspppd can initiate the connection process either by sending ...
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