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pppstatus - console-based PPP status monitor
SYNOPSIS
pppstatus [ -i <interface> ] [ -v vga|mono ] [ -s <speed> ] [ -d <con‐
sole> ] [ --bytes ] [ --packets ]
[ --errors ] [ --time ] [ --ipaddress ] [ --costs ]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the pppstatus command. This manual
page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the
original program does not have a manual page.
pppstatus is a console-based utility for displaying the status of a PPP
link, including connection verification, connecting time, costs calcu‐
lation, top speed, e-mail check, ip address, graphical statistics, TX
and RX leds, interface selection, and more. It even supports xDSL with
pppoe.
There are two config for pppstatus: /etc/pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg which
is always read first, and ~/.pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg which is read when
the user is not root.
For further hints see /usr/share/doc/pppstatus/README.
OPTIONS
The following options are available.
-i <interface>
Specify active interface to use. <interface> is one of ppp0,
ppp1, etc.
-v vga|mono
Select video mode.
-s <speed>
Set your online connection speed. <speed> is 33.6, 56, etc.
-d <console>
Make pppstatus a daemon. <console> is the console to display
on: 10 for /dev/tty/10, 11 for /dev/tty11, etc.
--bytes
Display statistics about bytes transmitted and received.
--packets
Display statistics about packets transmitted and received.
--errors
Display error information.
--ipaddress
Show your IP address.
--costs
Calculate costs of current connection and costs of all connec‐
tions on current month according to your provider's tariffs.
COMMANDS
r Redraw the display.
q Quit.
SIGNALS
In daemon mode HUP causes the config file to be reread. In other modes
the program cleans up and exits.
FILES
/etc/pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg, /etc/pppstatus/costs, /etc/pppsta‐
tus/no_pppstatus_on_boot, /var/log/pppstatus/pppstatus.<inter‐
face>.<date>, /var/log/pppstatus/total.costs.<date>, ~/.pppstatus/ppp‐
status.cfg, ~/.pppstatus/costs, ~/.pppstatus/pppstatus.<inter‐
face>.<date>, ~/.pppstatus/total.costs.<date>
SEE ALSO
/usr/share/doc/pppstatus/README.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Dr. Guenter Bechly <gbechly@debian.org>
(with improvements by Carlos Valdivia Yagüe <valyag@teleline.es>), for
the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Extensive
changes by John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> 2002-2004.
Debian GNU/Linux Version 4.2-8 PPPSTATUS(1)