Re: How to run a script when pppoe connection comes up?

[Hendrik Boom <hendrik@topoi.pooq.com>]

On Mon, 17 May 2010 18:13:06 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:

> 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

Thanks.  It works like a charm.

-- hendrik