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NAME
pppconf - menu-driven interface for PPP configuration
SYNOPSIS
pppconf
DESCRIPTION
The pppconf command presents a set of menus that help the user
configure PPP interfaces. By default, pppconf must be
executed by a privileged user.
Files
/etc/inet/ppphosts
/etc/inet/pppauth
/etc/confnet.d/inet/interface
/etc/hosts
USAGE
pppconf is used interactively through a menu-driven interface.
The user is prompted to provide information about the PPP
interface. A prompt may be followed with the current or
default value of the parameter enclosed in square brackets
([]). The user can choose this value by pressing the Return
key.
Main Menu
When pppconf is invoked, the main menu appears as follows:
1) Configure PPP hosts
2) Configure incoming PPP parameters
3) Configure PPP authentication parameters
q) Quit
Configure PPP hosts Option
This option is used for PPP host setup and removal.
Add/modify PPP hosts
This menu lets the user add or modify PPP host
information. First, the user is asked to specify the IP
address for the remote PPP host and the corresponding IP
address on the local host. If the specified remote PPP
host already exists, its information will be updated.
Otherwise, information for the host will be added.
Next, the user is asked for a UUCP name for the remote
host. If a UUCP name is not specified, no calls will be
made to this host (the remote host will have to initiate
the PPP connection). Otherwise, a UUCP name must be
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provided (PPP uses the same mechanism that UUCP does to
call remote host - see uucp(1C)). The user is then
asked to provide PPP negotiation parameters for outgoing
calls to this host. Finally, the user is given the
option of providing a name for the remote host to be
added to the host database /etc/hosts.
Remove PPP hosts
This menu first displays all currently configured PPP
hosts. Then, the user is asked to specify the host to
be removed. After a final verification from the user,
all information for the specified PPP host is removed
from the configuration files.
Quit This option returns to the user main menu.
Configure incoming PPP parameters option
This option is used to specify PPP negotiation parameters for
incoming calls. It is also used to create or delete PPP login
accounts.
Add/modify incoming PPP call parameters
This menu lets the user add or modify PPP negotiation
parameters for incoming calls. First, the user is
prompted to provide a PPP login name and the PPP
negotiation parameters to be used for this login. If
the specified PPP login name already exists, its PPP
negotiation parameters are updated to the new
parameters. Otherwise, its negotiation parameters are
added to the configuration file and the user is given
the option of creating a new PPP login account for this
login name.
Remove incoming PPP call parameters
This menu first displays all currently configured PPP
login names. Then, the user is asked to specify the PPP
login name to be removed. After a final verification
from the user, the PPP negotiation parameters for the
specified PPP login name are removed from the
configuration files. The user is also given the option
of deleting the PPP login account for the specified PPP
login name.
Quit This option returns to the user main menu.
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Configure PPP authentication parameters option
This option is used to set up host IDs and passwords used by
the PPP authentication protocol.
Add/modify ID/password
This menu lets the user add or modify host IDs and
passwords. The user is asked for a host ID and
password. If the specified host ID already exists, the
existing password is overwritten with the new password.
Otherwise, the ID and password are added to the
authentication file.
Remove ID/password
This menu first displays all existing IDs and passwords.
Then, the user is asked to specify the host ID to be
removed. After a final verification from the user, the
ID and password for the specified ID are deleted.
Quit This option returns to the main menu.
Quit option
This option ends the pppconf session.
REFERENCES
passwd(1), ppphosts(4), pppauth(4), useradd(1M), userdel(1M),
uucp(1C)
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