smpppd(8) [suse man page]

SMPPPD(8)							      SMPPPD								 SMPPPD(8)

NAME

       smpppd - SuSE Meta PPP Daemon

DESCRIPTION

       smpppd is a daemon that controls several internet connections.

       Use  a  frontend  like cinternet , qinternet or kinternet to control the connections and retrieve status informations.  Those frontends can
       also run on different hosts.

       The configuration of the dialup connections is done by YaST2 but there are some additional options available in the file /etc/smpppd.conf.

       smpppd is not intended for direct use.  Use rcsmpppd instead.

OPTIONS

       These options are recognized by smpppd.

       --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.

BUGS

       ISDN support is poor.

SIGNALS

       SIGHUP Reload the configuration.

FILES

       /etc/smpppd.conf
	      Basic configuration.

       /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*
	      Configuration files for the interfaces.

       /etc/sysconfig/network/providers/*
	      Configuration files for the providers.

       /var/run/smpppd/control
	      Socket to communicate with local frontends.

       /var/run/smpppd/ifcfg-*
	      Sockets to communicate with backends.

SEE ALSO

       kinternet, qinternet, accounting(1), cinternet(1), wvdial(1), smpppd.conf(5), pppd(8), smpppd-ifcfg(8).

AUTHOR

       Arvin Schnell <arvin@suse.de>

SuSE								  September 2003							 SMPPPD(8)

SMPPPD-IFCFG(8) 						      SMPPPD							   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 connections is done by YaST2.

       smpppd-ifcfg is not intended for direct use. Use ifup and ifdown or a frontend like cinternet , qinternet or kinternet instead.

OPTIONS

       These options are recognized by smpppd-ifcfg.  If a long option shows an argument as mandatory, then it is  mandatory  for  the	equivalent
       short option also.

       --up   Bring the connection up.	This is the default action.

       --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>

SuSE								   December 2002						   SMPPPD-IFCFG(8)