wmppp(1) [debian man page]
wmppp.app(1) Debian GNU/Linux wmppp.app(1) NAME
wmppp - Graphically monitor the average PPP load SYNOPSIS
wmppp [-display <display name>] [-t] [-u <update rate>] [-i <device>] [-h] [-v] DESCRIPTION
wmppp.app displays a dynamic representation of the load on the PPP line on a 64x64 miniwindow. It also starts and stops the connection and displays the time enlapsed since the it came up. The traffic on the interface is also monitored. OPTIONS
-display <display name> name of display to use -t sets the on-line timer to display MM:SS instead of the default HH:MM. -u <update rate> sets the frequency, in seconds, for updates to the display. Valid range is 1-10, default value is 5. -i <device> choose the net device (ppp1, ippp0, etc.) to monitor. (Note that this feature is EXPERIMENTAL and should be used with caution. Bug reports are welcomed.) -h displays a command line summary -v displays the version number. CONFIGURATION
The configuration file (see below) may contain any of the following key-value pairs. The format is key: value. start The program that starts the connection stop The program that stops the connection speed This program reports the speed of the connection. This program should output <speed>, that is, a number is expected and not the whole ifdown This program is run if the line goes down, and the stop program hasn't been run. (Redial program) stampfile The modification time of this file is used to calculate the amount of time the connection has been up. Something like touch <stamp- file> should be run for this to work. FILES
/var/run/wmppp.ppp0 this is the stamp file use to determine the ammount of time enlapsed since the connection came up. This file should be managed by the ip-up and ip-down scripts. On Debian systems, /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/00wmppp creates the file, and /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/00wmppp removes it. /etc/wmppprc System wide defaults $HOME/.wmppprc User defined settings /etc/wmppprc.fixed System wide fixed options, this overrides the user settings AUTHORS
wmppp.app was written by Martijn Pieterse <pieterse@xs4all.nl> and Antoine Nulle <warp@xs4all.nl>, and it's based on work by Beat Christen <bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch> (asclock) and Michael Callahan <callahan@maths.ox.ac.uk>, Al Longyear longyear@netcom.com and Paul Mackerras <Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au> (pppstats). Email regarding wmppp should be sent to dockapps@windowmaker.kimitsu.com. This manpage was written by Marcelo Magallon <mmagallo@debian.org for the Debian Project SEE ALSO
pppd(8), pppstats(8), plog(1), pon(1), poff(1) Debian Project September 1998 wmppp.app(1)
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PON(1) Debian PPPD PON(1) NAME
pon, poff, plog - starts up, shuts down or lists the log of PPP connections SYNOPSIS
pon [ isp-name [ options ] ] poff [ -r ] [ -d ] [ -c ] [ -a ] [ -h ] [ isp-name ] plog [ arguments ] DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the pon, plog and poff scripts, which allow users to control PPP connections. pon pon, invoked without arguments, runs the /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot file, if it exists and is executable. Otherwise, a PPP connection will be started using configuration from /etc/ppp/peers/provider. This is the default behaviour unless an isp-name argument is given. For instance, to use ISP configuration "myisp" run: pon myisp pon will then use the options file /etc/ppp/peers/myisp. You can pass additional pppd options after the ISP name, too. pon can be used to run multiple, simultaneous PPP connections. pon takes the following command line options: -q --quick disconnect when ip-up finishes running. This function is only available to the root user. poff poff closes a PPP connection. If more than one PPP connection exists, the one named in the argument to poff will be killed, e.g. poff myprovider2 will terminate the connection to myprovider2, and leave the PPP connections to e.g. "myprovider1" or "myprovider3" up and running. poff takes the following command line options: -r causes the connection to be redialed after it is dropped. -d toggles the state of pppd's debug option. -c causes pppd(8) to renegotiate compression. -a stops all running ppp connections. If the argument isp-name is given it will be ignored. -h displays help information. -v prints the version and exits. If no argument is given, poff will stop or signal pppd if and only if there is exactly one running. If more than one connection is active, it will exit with an error code of 1. plog plog shows you the last few lines of /var/log/ppp.log. If that file doesn't exist, it shows you the last few lines of your /var/log/syslog file, but excluding the lines not generated by pppd. This script makes use of the tail(1) command, so arguments that can be passed to tail(1) can also be passed to plog. Note: the plog script can only be used by root or another system administrator in group "adm", due to security reasons. Also, to have all pppd-generated information in one logfile, that plog can show, you need the following line in your /etc/syslog.conf file: local2.* -/var/log/ppp.log FILES
/etc/ppp/options PPPd system options file. /etc/ppp/pap-secrets System PAP passwords file. /etc/ppp/chap-secrets System CHAP passwords file. /etc/ppp/peers/ Directory holding the peer options files. The default file is called provider. /etc/chatscripts/provider The chat script invoked from the default /etc/ppp/peers/provider. /var/log/ppp.log The default PPP log file. AUTHORS
The p-commands were written by Christoph Lameter <clameter@debian.org>. Updated and revised by Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>. This manual was written by Othmar Pasteka <othmar@tron.at>. Modified by Rob Levin <lilo@openprojects.net>, with some extensions taken from the old p-commands manual written by John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>. SEE ALSO
pppd(8), chat(8), tail(1). Debian Project July 2000 PON(1)