Section 8: administration and privileged commands
pptpctrl – PPTP control connection manager Synopsis pptpctrl pptp-debug-flag no-ipparam-flag ppp-options-value ppp-speed-value ppp-local-ip-value ppp-remote-ip-value [ pptp-call-id ] [ ppp-binary ] [ pptp-logwtmp ] Description pptpctrl is usually run by pptpd(8), but can also be run from inetd(8) if some of the features of pptpd(8), such as IP pool management, and inbuilt TCP wrappers, are not…
pptp_selinux – Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the pptp processes Description Security-Enhanced Linux secures the pptp processes via flexible mandatory access control. The pptp processes execute with the pptp_t SELinux type. You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier. For example: ps -eZ | grep…
pptp – PPTP driver Synopsis pptp <pptp-server-IP> <pptp-options> [ppp-options] … Description pptp establishes the client side of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). Use this program to connect to an employer’s PPTP based VPN, or to certain cable and ADSL service providers. By default, pptp establishes the PPTP call to…
pppstats – print PPP statistics Synopsis pppstats [ -a ] [ -d ] [ -v ] [ -r ] [ -z ] [ -c <count> ] [ -w <secs> ] [ interface ] Description The pppstats utility reports PPP-related statistics at regular intervals for the specified PPP interface. If the interface is unspecified, it…
pppoeconf — configures a PPPoE (ADSL) connection Synopsis pppoeconf [-nox] [iface] Description The pppoeconf program is user-friendly dialog based setup tool for pppd (and pppoe if needed). It will look for existing ethernet cards and look for ADSL hardware connected to one of them. You can add an interface name iface to force pppoeconf to…
pppoe – user-space PPPoE client. Synopsis pppd pty ‘pppoe [pppoe_options]‘ [pppd_options] pppoe -A [pppoe_options] Description pppoe is a user-space client for PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) for Linux and other UNIX systems. pppoe works in concert with the pppd PPP daemon to provide a PPP connection over Ethernet, as is used by many DSL service…
pppoe-stop – Shell script to shut down a PPPoE link Synopsis pppoe-stop [config_file] Description pppoe-stop is a shell script which stops the Roaring Penguin user-space PPPoE client. If you omit config_file, the default file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 is used. Author pppoe-stop was written by David F. Skoll <dfs [at] roaringpenguin.com>. The pppoe home page is http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/. See…
pppoe-status – Shell script to report on status of PPPoE link Synopsis pppoe-status [config_file] Description pppoe-status is a shell script which checks the status of the PPPoE link established by the Roaring Penguin user-space PPPoE client. If you omit config_file, the default file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 is used. Author pppoe-status was written by David F. Skoll <dfs…
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 user-space PPPoE client. If you omit config_file, the default file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 is used. If you supply interface and user, then they override the Ethernet interface and user-name…
pppoe-sniff – examine network for non-standard PPPoE frames Synopsis pppoe-sniff [options] Description pppoe-sniff listens for likely-looking PPPoE PADR and session frames and deduces extra options required for pppoe(8) to work. Some DSL providers seem to use non-standard frame types for PPPoE frames, and/or require a certain value in the Service-Name field. It is often easier…
pppoe-setup – Shell script to configure Roaring Penguin PPPoE client Synopsis pppoe-setup Description pppoe-setup is a shell script which prompts you for various pieces of information and sets up an /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 configuration script for the pppoe-start, pppoe-stop and +pppoe-connect scripts. Author pppoe-setup was written by David F. Skoll <dfs [at] roaringpenguin.com>. The pppoe home page…
pppoe-server – user-space PPPoE server Synopsis pppoe-server [options] Description pppoe-server is a user-space server for PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) for Linux and other UNIX systems. pppoe-server works in concert with the pppoe client to respond to PPPoE discovery packets and set up PPPoE sessions. Options -F The -F option causes pppoe-server not to fork…
pppoe-relay – user-space PPPoE relay agent. Synopsis pppoe-relay [options] Description pppoe-relay is a user-space relay agent for PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) for Linux. pppoe-relay works in concert with the pppoe client and pppoe-server server. See the OPERATION section later in this manual for details on how pppoe-relay works. Options -S interface Adds the Ethernet…
pppoe-discovery – perform PPPoE discovery Synopsis pppoe-discovery [ options ] pppoe-discovery { -V | -h } Description pppoe-discovery performs the same discovery process as pppoe, but does not initiate a session. It sends a PADI packet and then prints the names of access concentrators in each PADO packet it receives. Options -I interface The -I…
pppoe-connect – Shell script to manage a PPPoE link Synopsis pppoe-connect [config_file] pppoe-connect interface user [config_file] Description pppoe-connect is a shell script which manages a PPPoE connection using the Roaring Penguin user-space PPPoE client. If you omit config_file, the default file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 is used. If you supply interface and user, then they override the Ethernet…
pppdump – convert PPP record file to readable format Synopsis pppdump [ -h | -p [ -d ]] [ -r ] [ -a ] [ -m mru ] [ file … ] Description The pppdump utility converts the files written using the record option of pppd into a human-readable format. If one or more…
pppd_selinux – Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the pppd processes Description Security-Enhanced Linux secures the pppd processes via flexible mandatory access control. The pppd processes execute with the pppd_t SELinux type. You can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier. For example: ps -eZ | grep…
pppd – Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon Synopsis pppd [ options ] Description PPP is the protocol used for establishing internet links over dial-up modems, DSL connections, and many other types of point-to-point links. The pppd daemon works together with the kernel PPP driver to establish and maintain a PPP link with another system (called the peer)…
radius.so – RADIUS authentication plugin for pppd(8) Synopsis pppd [ options ] plugin radius.so Description The RADIUS plugin for pppd permits pppd to perform PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP and MS-CHAPv2 authentication against a RADIUS server instead of the usual /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and /etc/ppp/chap-secrets files. The RADIUS plugin is built on a library called radiusclient which has its…
radattr.so – RADIUS utility plugin for pppd(8) Synopsis pppd [ options ] plugin radius.so plugin radattr.so Description The radattr plugin for pppd causes all radius attributes returned by the RADIUS server at authentication time to be stored in the file /var/run/radattr.pppN where pppN is the name of the PPP interface. The RADIUS attributes are stored…