---
name: "sppp_open"
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_open"
---

# sppp\_open(9)

open a synchronous PPP or Cisco HDLC link

## NAME

sppp\_open - open a synchronous PPP or Cisco HDLC link

## SYNOPSIS

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

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

Network device to activate

## DESCRIPTION

Close down any existing synchronous session and commence from scratch. In the PPP case this means negotiating LCP/IPCP and friends, while for Cisco HDLC we simply need to start sending keepalives

## COPYRIGHT