static const char rcsid[] = RCSID;
/* interface vars */
-char ifname[32]; /* Interface name */
+char ifname[MAXIFNAMELEN]; /* Interface name */
int ifunit; /* Interface unit number */
struct channel *the_channel;
NULL
};
-/*
- * If PPP_DRV_NAME is not defined, use the default "ppp" as the device name.
- */
-#if !defined(PPP_DRV_NAME)
-#define PPP_DRV_NAME "ppp"
-#endif /* !defined(PPP_DRV_NAME) */
-
int
main(argc, argv)
int argc;
set_ifunit(iskey)
int iskey;
{
- info("Using interface %s%d", PPP_DRV_NAME, ifunit);
- slprintf(ifname, sizeof(ifname), "%s%d", PPP_DRV_NAME, ifunit);
+ if (req_ifname[0] != '\0')
+ slprintf(ifname, sizeof(ifname), "%s", req_ifname);
+ else
+ slprintf(ifname, sizeof(ifname), "%s%d", PPP_DRV_NAME, ifunit);
+ info("Using interface %s", ifname);
script_setenv("IFNAME", ifname, iskey);
if (iskey) {
create_pidfile(getpid()); /* write pid to file */
bool tune_kernel; /* may alter kernel settings */
int connect_delay = 1000; /* wait this many ms after connect script */
int req_unit = -1; /* requested interface unit */
+char req_ifname[MAXIFNAMELEN]; /* requested interface name */
bool multilink = 0; /* Enable multilink operation */
char *bundle_name = NULL; /* bundle name for multilink */
bool dump_options; /* print out option values */
"PPP interface unit number to use if possible",
OPT_PRIO | OPT_LLIMIT, 0, 0 },
+ { "ifname", o_string, req_ifname,
+ "Set PPP interface name",
+ OPT_PRIO | OPT_PRIV | OPT_STATIC, NULL, MAXIFNAMELEN },
+
{ "dump", o_bool, &dump_options,
"Print out option values after parsing all options", 1 },
{ "dryrun", o_bool, &dryrun,
.TP
.B unit \fInum
Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound
-connections.
+connections. If the unit is already in use a dynamically allocated number will
+be used.
+.TP
+.B ifname \fIstring
+Set the ppp interface name for outbound connections. If the interface name is
+already in use, or if the name cannot be used for any other reason, pppd will
+terminate.
.TP
.B unset \fIname
Remove a variable from the environment variable for scripts that are
#define MAXARGS 1 /* max # args to a command */
#define MAXNAMELEN 256 /* max length of hostname or name for auth */
#define MAXSECRETLEN 256 /* max length of password or secret */
+#define MAXIFNAMELEN 32 /* max length of interface name; or use IFNAMSIZ, can we
+ always include net/if.h? */
+
+/*
+ * If PPP_DRV_NAME is not defined, use the default "ppp" as the device name.
+ * Where should PPP_DRV_NAME come from? Do we include it here?
+ */
+#if !defined(PPP_DRV_NAME)
+#define PPP_DRV_NAME "ppp"
+#endif /* !defined(PPP_DRV_NAME) */
/*
* Option descriptor structure.
extern int connect_delay; /* Time to delay after connect script */
extern int max_data_rate; /* max bytes/sec through charshunt */
extern int req_unit; /* interface unit number to use */
+extern char req_ifname[MAXIFNAMELEN]; /* interface name to use */
extern bool multilink; /* enable multilink operation */
extern bool noendpoint; /* don't send or accept endpt. discrim. */
extern char *bundle_name; /* bundle name for multilink */
}
if (x < 0)
error("Couldn't create new ppp unit: %m");
+
+ if (x == 0 && req_ifname[0] != '\0') {
+ struct ifreq ifr;
+ char t[MAXIFNAMELEN];
+ memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(struct ifreq));
+ slprintf(t, sizeof(t), "%s%d", PPP_DRV_NAME, ifunit);
+ strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, t, IF_NAMESIZE);
+ strncpy(ifr.ifr_newname, req_ifname, IF_NAMESIZE);
+ x = ioctl(sock_fd, SIOCSIFNAME, &ifr);
+ if (x < 0)
+ error("Couldn't rename interface %s to %s: %m", t, req_ifname);
+ else
+ info("Renamed interface %s to %s", t, req_ifname);
+ }
+
return x;
}
int dflag; /* print data rates, not bytes */
int interval, count;
int infinite;
-int unit;
int s; /* socket or /dev/ppp file descriptor */
int signalled; /* set if alarm goes off "early" */
char *progname;
{
int c;
#ifdef STREAMS
+ int unit;
char *dev;
#endif
if (argc > 0)
interface = argv[0];
- if (sscanf(interface, PPP_DRV_NAME "%d", &unit) != 1) {
- fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid interface '%s' specified\n",
- progname, interface);
- }
-
#ifndef STREAMS
{
struct ifreq ifr;
}
#else /* STREAMS */
+ if (sscanf(interface, PPP_DRV_NAME "%d", &unit) != 1) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid interface '%s' specified\n",
+ progname, interface);
+ }
+
#ifdef __osf__
dev = "/dev/streams/ppp";
#else