ppp-watch

 

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 PPP-WATCH(8)                                         PPP-WATCH(8)
 
 
 
NAME
        ppp-watch  -  daemon  to make PPP interfaces act more like
        other interfaces
 
SYNOPSIS
        ppp-watch interface-name interface-name [boot]
 
DESCRIPTION
        ppp-watch manages one PPP connection, including  starting,
        stopping,  and  redialing.  It makes starting and stopping
        the connection synchronous activities.
 
        ppp-watch is not really meant to be called  directly.   It
        should only be used from within the ifup-ppp script.
 
OPTIONS
        interface-name
               The name of the PPP interface to bring up.
 
        boot   ppp-watch  is  being called at boot time and should
               time out after a while if the PPP  connection  does
               not come up in order not to hang the boot sequence.
 
 
 
 RHS                       Red Hat, Inc.              PPP-WATCH(8)

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