PPPOE-START(8)

NAME

pppoe-start - Shell script to bring up a PPPoE link

SYNOPSIS

pppoe-start [config_file]

pppoe-start interface user [config_file]

DESCRIPTION

pppoe-start is a shell script which starts the Roaring Penguin userspace PPPoE client. If you omit config_file, the default file /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf is used. If you supply interface and user, then they override the Ethernet interface and user-name settings in the configuration file.

AUTHOR

pppoe-start was written by David F. Skoll <dfs@roaringpenguin.com>.

The pppoe home page is http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/.

SEE ALSO

pppoe(8), pppoe-stop(8), pppoe-connect(8), pppd(8), pppoe.conf(5), pppoe-setup(8), pppoe-status(8), pppoe-sniff(8), pppoe-relay(8), pppoeserver(8)

4th Berkeley Distribution 21 February 2000 PPPOE-START(8)