pppdump

 

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PPPDUMP(8)                                             PPPDUMP(8)



NAME
       pppdump - convert PPP record file to readable format

SYNOPSIS
       pppdump [ -h | -p [ -d ]] [ -r ] [ -m mru ] [ file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  pppdump  utility converts the files written using the
       record option of pppd into a  human-readable  format.   If
       one  or  more  filenames  are specified, pppdump will read
       each in turn; otherwise it will read its  standard  input.
       In each case the result is written to standard output.

       The options are as follows:

       -h     Prints  the bytes sent and received in hexadecimal.
              If neither this option nor the -p option is  speci­
              fied, the bytes are printed as the characters them­
              selves, with non-printing and non-ASCII  characters
              printed as escape sequences.

       -p     Collects the bytes sent and received into PPP pack­
              ets, interpreting the async HDLC framing and escape
              characters   and  checking  the  FCS  (frame  check
              sequence) of each packet.  The packets are  printed
              as  hex  values  and  as  characters (non-printable
              characters are printed as `.').

       -d     With the -p option, this option causes  pppdump  to
              decompress  packets which have been compressed with
              the BSD-Compress or Deflate methods.

       -r     Reverses the direction indicators, so  that  `sent'
              is  printed  for  bytes  or  packets  received, and
              `rcvd' is printed for bytes or packets sent.

       -m mru Use mru as the MRU (maximum receive unit) for  both
              directions  of  the  link  when  checking for over-
              length PPP packets (with the -p option).

SEE ALSO
       pppd(8)



                           1 April 1999                PPPDUMP(8)

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