poff
Terminate PPP dial-up connections
TLDR
Disconnect PPP connection
$ poff
Disconnect specific provider$ poff [provider]
Disconnect all connections$ poff -a
SYNOPSIS
poff [options] [provider]
DESCRIPTION
poff terminates PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) connections established by pon. Without arguments, it disconnects the default provider; a provider name can be specified to target a specific connection.The -a flag disconnects all active PPP connections. The -r flag reconnects automatically after disconnecting. This is a convenience wrapper around sending signals to the pppd daemon.
PARAMETERS
PROVIDER
PPP provider name.-a, --all
Disconnect all connections.-r, --reconnect
Reconnect after disconnect.
INSTALL
sudo apt install ppp
sudo dnf install ppp
sudo pacman -S ppp
sudo apk add ppp-daemon
sudo zypper install ppp
nix profile install nixpkgs#ppp
CAVEATS
PPP-specific. Paired with pon command.
HISTORY
poff was created for PPP connection termination on Linux systems.