npppctl |
[-n] [-s
socket] command
[argument ...] |
The
npppctl utility controls the
npppd(8) daemon.
The options are as follows:
-n- Show IP addresses instead of their hostnames.
-s
socket- Use socket instead of the default
/var/run/npppd.sock to communicate with
npppd(8).
The following commands are available:
clear
all | filter ...- Disconnect PPP sessions. If filter is specified,
only matching PPP sessions are disconnected. If
all is specified, all PPP sessions are
disconnected. See session all for the types of
filter.
monitor
all | filter ...- Monitor start and stop of PPP sessions. If filter is
specified, only matching PPP sessions are monitored. If
all is specified, all PPP sessions are monitored.
See session all for the types of
filter.
session
all [filter ...]- Show detailed information for PPP sessions. If
filter is specified, only matching PPP sessions are
shown; otherwise all PPP sessions are shown. The following filters are
available:
address
ip_address- Show or clear PPP sessions whose IP address match
ip_address.
interface
interface_name- Show or clear PPP sessions that use the interface specified by
interface_name.
ppp-id
id- Show or clear PPP sessions whose Ppp-Id match
id.
protocol
protocol- Show or clear PPP sessions that use the tunneling protocol specified
by protocol.
realm
realm_name- Show or clear PPP sessions whose realm match the specified
realm_name.
username
username- Show or clear PPP sessions whose username match
username.
session
brief- Show brief information for all PPP sessions.
session
packets- Show I/O statistics for all PPP sessions.
The npppctl program first appeared in
OpenBSD 5.3.
The npppctl program was written by Internet Initiative
Japan Inc.