pppload(1)

pppload1

Display an xload-style graph of ppp activity

Usage

pppload [-cmd ppp_cmd] [-i interval] [-p period] [-retry interval] [-rx] [-norx] [-rxcolor color] [-tx] [-notx] [-txcolor color]

Overview

pppload displays a graph of PPP transmit and receive throughput in a style similar to xload(1). pppload displays the average transmit and receive throughput in bytes per second. For every 512bps, a horizontal line is drawn. The graph autoscales to fit the maximum transmit or receieve rate. In the upper-left corner, the total number of bytes transamitted and received is shown.

Options

-cmd ppp_cmd

The command used to start the PPP link. If the PPP link is not up, or happens to fails, this command will be used to restart it.

-d n

Draw a horizontal divider for every 'n' bytes per second of throughput (default: 512).

-h

Print command line usage.

-i interval

The statistics polling interval in seconds (default: 5).

-p period

The load averaging period in seconds (default: 60). The actual number of samples that are averaged is equal to period / interval.

-retry interval

The time between retries when dialling the PPP link (default: 60).

-rx

Enable drawing of receive rates (default).

-norx

Disable drawing of receive rates.

-rxcolor color

The name of the color to draw receive rates in (default: forestgreen).

-tx

Enable drawing of transmit rates (default).

-notx

Disable drawing of transmit rates.

-txcolor color

The name of the color to draw transmit rates in (default: red).