---
name: "sppp_close"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-2.6.26"
version: "2.6.26-29"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sppp_close"
---

# sppp\_close(9)

close down a synchronous PPP or Cisco HDLC link

## NAME

sppp\_close - close down a synchronous PPP or Cisco HDLC link

## SYNOPSIS

**int sppp\_close(struct net\_device \*** *dev***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

The network device to drop the link of

## DESCRIPTION

This drops the logical interface to the channel. It is not done politely as we assume we will also be dropping DTR. Any timeouts are killed.

## COPYRIGHT