NAME
ppp —
Point-to-Point Protocol network
interface
SYNOPSIS
pseudo-device ppp
DESCRIPTION
The ppp interface allows serial lines to
be used as network interfaces using the
Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP).
A ppp interface can be created at runtime
using the ifconfig pppN
create command or by setting up a
hostname.if(5) configuration file for
netstart(8).
DIAGNOSTICS
- ppp0: afX not supported
- The interface was handed a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address family; the packet was dropped.
SEE ALSO
inet(4), pppoe(4), pppx(4), hostname.if(5), ifconfig(8), netstart(8), pppd(8), pppstats(8)
STANDARDS
W. Simpson, The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), RFC 1661, July 1994.
HISTORY
The ppp device appeared in
OpenBSD 1.2.