pppoe-connect

Manage a PPPoE DSL connection

TLDR

Start PPPoE connection with default config

$ sudo pppoe-connect

Connect with a specific config file

$ sudo pppoe-connect [/etc/ppp/pppoe.conf]

pppoe-connect is a shell script that manages a PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) connection using the Roaring Penguin user-space PPPoE client. It reads a configuration file, brings up the connection, and automatically re-establishes it if it drops, logging reconnection events to syslog.Each time the connection drops, pppoe-connect executes /etc/ppp/pppoe-lost if it exists. Normally you should use pppoe-start instead of invoking pppoe-connect directly.

PARAMETERS

CONFIGFILE_

Configuration file path. Defaults to /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf.

INSTALL

sudo apt install pppoe

sudo dnf install rp-pppoe

sudo pacman -S rp-pppoe

sudo apk add rp-pppoe

sudo zypper install rp-pppoe

nix profile install nixpkgs#rp-pppoe

CAVEATS

Requires configured pppoe.conf and pppd. Normally invoked via pppoe-start rather than directly. Multiple connections supported with different config files using different PIDFILE settings.

HISTORY

pppoe-connect is part of the Roaring Penguin PPPoE client package.