Configuring the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

For more about PPP

To obtain more information about PPP files and commands, consult the following manual pages:

Manual page Information provided
filter(4) packet filter specification file format
ppp(7) Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and driver
pppattach(1M) create an outgoing PPP connection manually
pppauth(7) PPP authentication protocols
pppdetach(1M) drop a PPP connection
pppd(1M) PPP daemon
ppplinkadd(1M) add a link to a multilink bundle
ppplinkdrop(1M) drop a link from a multilink bundle
pppsh(1M) PPP login shell
pppstatus(1M) show the status of a PPP link bundle
ppptalk(1M) define, establish and control PPP links

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| Manual page           |  Information provided                        |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| filter(4)             |  packet filter specification file format     |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ppp(7)                |  Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and driver    |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pppattach(1M)         |  create an outgoing PPP connection manually  |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pppauth(7)            |  PPP authentication protocols                |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pppdetach(1M)         |  drop a PPP connection                       |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pppd(1M)              |  PPP daemon                                  |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ppplinkadd(1M)        |  add a link to a multilink bundle            |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ppplinkdrop(1M)       |  drop a link from a multilink bundle         |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pppsh(1M)             |  PPP login shell                             |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| pppstatus(1M)         |  show the status of a PPP link bundle        |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| ppptalk(1M)           |  define, establish and control PPP links     |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|

For information about troubleshooting problems with PPP links, see ``Troubleshooting PPP links''.

To get more information about PPP, see the following Request for Comments (RFCs). For information on how to obtain RFCs, see ``Obtaining RFCs from the Internet''.

RFC Title
1144 Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed serial links
1172 The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Initial Configuration Options
1332 The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)
1334 PPP Authentication Protocols
1471 The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Link Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol
1473 The Definitions of Managed Objects for the IP Network Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol
1548 The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for the Transmission of Multi-protocol Datagrams over Point-to-Point Links
1618 PPP over ISDN
1877 Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for Name Server Addresses
1962 The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)
1990 The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP)

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| RFC       |  Title                                                   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1144      |  Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed serial links   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1172      |  The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Initial Configuration |
|           |  Options                                                 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1332      |  The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)       |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1334      |  PPP Authentication Protocols                            |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1471      |  The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Link Control |
|           |  Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol                 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1473      |  The Definitions of Managed Objects for the IP Network   |
|           |  Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol         |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1548      |  The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for the Transmission  |
|           |  of Multi-protocol Datagrams over Point-to-Point Links   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1618      |  PPP over ISDN                                           |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1877      |  Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for Name  |
|           |  Server Addresses                                        |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1962      |  The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)              |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1990      |  The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP)                         |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|

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