pppstat(ADMN)                                                  pppstat(ADMN)


 Name

    pppstat - show PPP status

 Syntax

    pppstat

 Description

    The pppstat command retrieves and displays PPP interface statistics.

    pppstat sends a PPP status request to pppd(ADMN) through a socket and
    then waits for pppd to return PPP status.  pppd transmits and receives
    messages at the port indicated in the ``pppmsg'' service specification;
    see services(SFF).  pppstat waits for the response for four seconds
    before it times out.

    pppstat provides statistics regarding packets transferred and packet
    errors. It gives the number of times the following errors have occurred
    in received packets:  bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS), bad address field,
    bad control field, and bad protocol field. It further shows the number of
    packets received for which the previous content was good, but which had a
    bad id field or which were loopback packets.  pppstat also contains the
    number of connections established, closed, inbound requested, and out-
    bound requested. The number of PPP password authentication failures and
    PPP state table errors are also displayed.

 See also

    pppd(ADMN)