smpppd-ifcfg(8)
NAME
smpppd-ifcfg - SuSE Meta PPP Daemon
DESCRIPTION
smpppd-ifcfg is a daemon that controls a single dialup
connection to the internet. It does so by starting and
controlling the pppd. The configuration of the dialup con
nections is done by YaST2.
smpppd-ifcfg is not intended for direct use. Use ifup and
ifdown or a frontend like cinternet , qinternet or kinter
net instead.
OPTIONS
These options are recognized by smpppd-ifcfg. If a long
option shows an argument as mandatory, then it is manda
tory for the equivalent short option also.
--up Bring the connection up. This is the default.
--down Bring the connection down.
- --status
- Report status of the connection.
- -i, --ifcfg=NAME
- Specify the ifcfg file to use. This option is
mandatory. - -p, --provider=NAME
- Specify the provider file to use.
- --detach
- Detach from the controlling terminal. This is the
default. - --nodeatch
- Don't detach from the controlling terminal.
- -d, --debug
- Turn on debugging.
- --version
- Show program version and exit.
- --help Show help information and exit.
FILES
- /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*
- Configuration files for the interfaces.
- /etc/sysconfig/network/providers/*
- Configuration files for the providers.
- /var/log/smpppd/ifcfg-xxx.log
- Log file.
- /var/log/smpppd/accounting.log
- File containing accounting information.
- /var/run/smpppd.ifcfg-xxx.pid
- Pid file.
- /var/lib/smpppd/ifcfg-xxx.info
- Info file with various status information.
- /var/run/smpppd/ifcfg-xxx
- Socket to communicate with smpppd.
SEE ALSO
kinternet, qinternet, cinternet(1), accounting(1), wvdial(1), smpppd.conf(5), pppd(8), smpppd(8).
AUTHOR
- Arvin Schnell <arvin@suse.de>