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
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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.