path: root/sys/man/8/ppp

.TH PPP 8
.SH NAME
ppp, pppoe, pptp, pptpd \- point-to-point protocol
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ip/ppp
[
.B -CPSacdfu
] [
.B -b
.I baud
] [
.B -k
.I keyspec
] [
.B -m
.I mtu
] [
.B -M
.I chatfile
] [
.B -p
.I dev
|
.B -e
.I dev
] [
.B -x
.I netmntpt
] [
.B -t
.I modemcmd
] [
.B -U
.I duid
] [
.I local
[
.I remote
] ]
.PP
.B ip/pppoe
[
.B -PdcCr
] [
.B -A
.I acname
] [
.B -S
.I srvname
] [
.B -U
.I duid
] [
.B -k
.I keyspec
] [
.B -m
.I mtu
] [
.B -b
.I baud
] [
.B -x
.I pppnetmntpt
] [
.I ether
]
.PP
.B ip/pptp
[
.B -dP
] [
.B -k
.I keyspec
] [
.B -w
.I window
] [
.B -x
.I pppnetmntpt
]
.I server
.PP
.B ip/pptpd
[
.B -d
] [
.B -p
.I pppnetmtpt
] [
.B -w
.I window
] [
.B -D
.I fraction
]
.I tcp-dir
.SH DESCRIPTION
The Point-to-Point Protocol is used to encapsulate Internet Protocol packets
for transfer over serial lines or other protocol connections.
.I Ppp
can run either as a client or, with the
.I \-S
option, as a server.  The only differences between a client and a server is
that the server always initiates the authentication of the
client.
.PP
With no option,
.I ppp
communicates with the remote system via standard input and output.
This is useful if a program wants to use
.I ppp
in a communications stream.  However, the normal mode is to
specify a communications device, usually a serial line with a modem.
.PP
.I Ppp
supports the following options:
.TP 3
.B a
as server, don't request authentication from the client
.TP
.B b
set the baud rate on the communications device
.TP
.B c
disallow packet compression
.TP
.B C
disallow IP header compression
.TP
.B e
assigns
.I dev
to the packet interface device (for identification only),
but otherwise communicates over standard I/O.
.TP
.B f
make PPP add HDLC framing.  This is necessary when using
PPP over a serial line or a TCP connection
.TP
.B k
add
.I keyspec
to the
.IR factotum (4)
key pattern when looking for a user name and password
for authentication.
.TP
.B m
set the maximum transfer unit (default 1450)
.TP
.B M
chat with the modem as specified in the chat file.  Each line in
the chat file contains a string that is transmitted to the modem
and the response expected (e.g. 'AT' 'OK')
.TP
.B P
use this as the primary IP interface; set the default
route through this interface and write its configuration
to
.B /net/ndb
.TP
.B p
communicate over
.I dev
instead of standard I/O
.TP
.B S
run as a server
.TP
.B t
before starting the PPP protocol, write
.I modemcmd
to the device
.TP
.B U
use
.I duid
as the DHCPv6 client identier.
.I Pppoe
creates the
.I duid
from the ethernet address (DUID-LL) of
.I dev
when not specified and passes it on to
.IR ppp .
See also
.IR ipconfig (8)).
.TP
.B u
before starting the PPP protocol with the remote end, shuttle
bytes between the device and standard I/O until an EOF on standard
input.  This allows a user to start
.I ppp
and then type commands at a modem before
.I ppp
takes over
.TP
.B x
use the IP stack mounted at
.I netmntpt
.PD
.PP
If both the
.I local
and
.I remote
addresses are specified, don't ask the other end for either
or believe it if it supplies one.  If either is missing, get
it from the remote end.
.PP
.I Pppoe
is a PPP over ethernet (PPPoE) client.
It invokes
.I ppp
to start a PPP conversation which is
tunneled in PPPoE packets on 
the ethernet device mounted at 
.I etherdir
(default
.BR /net/ether0 ).
The 
.IR pppoe -specific
options are:
.TP 3
.B A
insist on an access concentrator named
.I acname
during PPPoE discovery
.TP
.B d
write debugging output to standard error,
and pass
.B -d
to 
.I ppp
.TP
.B r
by default,
.I pppoe
exits after trying PPPoE discovery for 16 seconds
with no answer or when
.I ppp
terminates the session.
This option directs
.I pppoe
instead to fork a background process that keeps
trying forever, and also re-establishes the session
when
.I ppp
terminates.
.TP
.B S
insist on a service named
.I srvname
during PPPoE discovery
.PD
.PP
The other options are relayed to 
.IR ppp .
.PP
.I Pptp
is a client for a PPTP encrypted tunnel.
.I Server
is the name of the server to dial.
.I Pptp
takes the same options as
.IR pppoe ,
except for the lack of a
.B -m
option and the addition of a
.B -w
option.
The
.B -w
option specifies the local send window size
(default 16) in packets.
.PP
.I Pptpd
is the server side of a PPTP encrypted tunnel.
.I Tcpdir
is the directory of a TCP connection to the client.
The TCP connection is used to control the tunnel while
packets are sent back and forth using PPP inside of
GRE packets.
The options are:
.TP 3
.B d
write debugging output to standard error.
.TP
.B D
drop
.I fraction
of the received packets.  This is used for testing.
.TP
.B p
use the IP stack mounted at
.I pppnetmtpt
to terminate the PPP connection.
.TP
.B w
set the receive window to
.IR window .
.PD
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/ip/ppp
.br
.B /sys/src/cmd/ip/pptpd.c
.br
.B /sys/src/cmd/ip/pppoe.c
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR ipconfig (8),
.I gre
in
.IR ip (3)