.\" manual page [] for pppd 2.0
-.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.10 1995/05/01 01:43:54 paulus Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.12 1995/06/12 12:02:22 paulus Exp $
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.I <tty_name>
Communicate over the named device. The string "/dev/"
is prepended if necessary. If no device name is given,
+or if the name of the controlling terminal is given,
.I pppd
will use the controlling terminal, and will not fork to put itself in
the background.
Set the maximum number of PAP authenticate-request transmissions to
<n> (default 10).
.TP
+.B pap-timeout \fI<n>
+Set the maximum time that
+.I pppd
+will wait for the peer to authenticate itself with PAP to
+<n> seconds (0 means no limit).
+.TP
.B chap-restart \fI<n>
Set the CHAP restart interval (retransmission timeout for challenges)
to <n> seconds (default 3).