Re: ppp setup issues..
Gregory Guthrie writes:
> My system calls /etc/init.d/ppp, which seems to do the same general thing
> as /usr/bin/pon.
Right.
> The sequence would be (??) calls ppp-on, it calls pppd,...
init calls /etc/init.d/ppp which calls pppd with appropriate options.
> ...which [automatically] consults ppp.options_out and then (if a ttyXX
> argument is present) options.ttyXX is consulted.
No. pppd reads /etc/ppp/options, reads ~/.ppprc, scans the command line
for a port name, reads /etc/ppp/options.ttyXX, and then interprets the
command line options. In case of conflict the later option overrides the
earlier. Thus /etc/ppp/options contains defaults that always apply unless
overridden, ~/.ppprc contains options pertaining to the user running pppd,
options.ttyXX contains options pertaining to the selected port, and the
command line contains options pertaining to this particular connection.
> My startup is the same, but ppp is called from init.d somehow. I presume
> that pon is a similar convenient interface for manual ppp startup.
> On my system (Debian), in init.d the ppp file calls pppd, with an
> explicit `cat /etc/ppp.options_out` [note backticks] for arguments.
/etc/ppp.options_out is where you should put your local customizations.
IMHO '-f /etc/ppp.options_out' should have been used so that the file could
be commented.
> What is the difference in using "-detach &"...
'-detach' says don't go into the background. '&' says go into the
background. The combination does nothing. Leave it out.
Debian 2.0 will use pppd-2.3.3 and handle the options in a completely
different and much better way.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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