PPP-WATCH(8) System Manager's Manual PPP-WATCH(8)
NAME
ppp-watch - daemon to make PPP interfaces act more like other interfaces
SYNOPSIS
ppp-watch interface-name [boot]
DESCRIPTION
ppp-watch manages one PPP connection, including starting, stopping, and redialing. It makes starting and stopping the connection synchro-
nous activities.
ppp-watch is not really meant to be called directly. It should only be used from within the ifup-ppp script.
OPTIONS
interface-name
The name of the PPP interface to bring up.
boot ppp-watch is being called at boot time and should time out after a while if the PPP connection does not come up in order not to hang
the boot sequence.
RHS
Red Hat, Inc. PPP-WATCH(8)
