Re: How to run a script when pppoe connection comes up?
On Mon, 17 May 2010 04:50:23 +0000, Cameron Hutchison wrote:
> Hendrik Boom <hendrik@topoi.pooq.com> writes:
>
>>I have a script that runs at boot time. It should really be rerun every
>>time my pppoe connection has come up and has created device ppp0 for me.
>>Evidently I have to invoke this script from someplace different from
>>what I'm doing now. Where?
>
> After a ppp connection is established, pppd(8) runs the scripts in
> /etc/ppp/ip-up.d . Check the man page for pppd(8) under the section
> SCRIPTS. This describes which scripts are run when and what environment
> variables are available.
>
> The standard ppp runs the script /etc/ppp/ip-up when the link comes up.
> Debian implements this script to run all the scripts in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d
So pppoe is similar to ppp in this respect, though I suppose there are
some differences having to do with using the ethernet instead of a serial
link. Thanks.
-- hendrik
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