pppd: Add master_detach option

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index 3404f15ee7303a237e17fb38b088f5d085806a39..f7954fa74e0f811c7331d0b2efa4a02a569413e0 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@ can do either.)
 .TP
 .B demand
 Initiate the link only on demand, i.e. when data traffic is present.
 .TP
 .B demand
 Initiate the link only on demand, i.e. when data traffic is present.

-With this option, the remote IP address must be specified by the user
-on the command line or in an options file.  Pppd will initially
+With this option, the remote IP address may be specified by the user
+on the command line or in an options file, or if not, pppd will use
+an arbitrary address in the 10.x.x.x range.  Pppd will initially

 configure the interface and enable it for IP traffic without
 connecting to the peer.  When traffic is available, pppd will
 connect to the peer and perform negotiation, authentication, etc.
 configure the interface and enable it for IP traffic without
 connecting to the peer.  When traffic is available, pppd will
 connect to the peer and perform negotiation, authentication, etc.


@@ -623,6 +624,14 @@ must have an entry in the /etc/ppp/pap\-secrets file as well as the
 system password database to be allowed access.  See also the
 \fBenable\-session\fR option.
 .TP
 system password database to be allowed access.  See also the
 \fBenable\-session\fR option.
 .TP

+.B master_detach
+If multilink is enabled and this pppd process is the multilink bundle
+master, and the link controlled by this pppd process terminates, this
+pppd process continues to run in order to maintain the bundle.  If the
+\fBmaster_detach\fR option has been given, pppd will detach from its
+controlling terminal in this situation, even if the \fBnodetach\fR
+option has been given.
+.TP

 .B maxconnect \fIn
 Terminate the connection when it has been available for network
 traffic for \fIn\fR seconds (i.e. \fIn\fR seconds after the first
 .B maxconnect \fIn
 Terminate the connection when it has been available for network
 traffic for \fIn\fR seconds (i.e. \fIn\fR seconds after the first


@@ -828,8 +837,9 @@ do so by placing this option in the /etc/ppp/options file.
 .B noremoteip
 Allow pppd to operate without having an IP address for the peer.  This
 option is only available under Linux.  Normally, pppd will request the
 .B noremoteip
 Allow pppd to operate without having an IP address for the peer.  This
 option is only available under Linux.  Normally, pppd will request the

-peer's IP address, and if the peer does not supply it, pppd will not
-bring up the link for IP traffic.  With this option, if the peer does
+peer's IP address, and if the peer does not supply it, pppd will use
+an arbitrary address in the 10.x.x.x subnet.
+With this option, if the peer does

 not supply its IP address, pppd will not ask the peer for it, and will
 not set the destination address of the ppp interface.  In this
 situation, the ppp interface can be used for routing by creating
 not supply its IP address, pppd will not ask the peer for it, and will
 not set the destination address of the ppp interface.  In this
 situation, the ppp interface can be used for routing by creating