pppoesd(1M)															       pppoesd(1M)

NAME

       pppoesd - PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) server daemon

SYNOPSIS

       config-file] debug-level] log-file]

DESCRIPTION

       performs  the  server side discovery phase functionalities of PPPoE as mentioned in RFC 2516.  The daemon responds to PADI and PADR packets
       from clients if it can offer services desired by the client.  generates a unique session-id for every client that  it  services.   It  then
       forks a daemon which performs the session phase functionalities of PPPoE as mentioned in RFC 2516.

   Options
       supports the following command-line options:

	      Specifies the configuration file with absolute path
				to be used by The default configuration file is

	      Specifies the debug level at which logging has to be
				enabled.  The three debug levels are:

				Logs all error messages.
					      To log these messages, type on the command line.

				Logs all warning messages.
					      To log these messages, type on the command line.

				Logs function level debug messages.
					      To log these messages, type on the command line.

	      Specifies the log-file with absolute path to which
				logs messages.	The default log file is

EXAMPLES

       An example usage of is as follows:

WARNINGS

       Note that, you cannot run without the file.  See pppoesd.conf(4) for more information.

AUTHOR

       was developed by Hewlett-Packard.

FILES

       PPPoE client
       PPPoE relay
       PPPoE server configuration file
       PPP daemon

SEE ALSO

       pppd(1), pppoec(1), pppoerd(1M), pppoesd.conf(4).

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