Add plugin support plus an initial selection of hooks.

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index be3fcab908cdb46ff5a6866434b567b17b5994d9..67b5d3299378461a390d66daaf1f3038b2bd3e81 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.3
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.3

-.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.45 1999/08/13 13:42:35 johnsonm Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.46 1999/08/24 05:31:10 paulus Exp $

 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph
 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph


@@ -148,13 +148,14 @@ Set the MRU [Maximum Receive Unit] value to \fIn\fR. Pppd
 will ask the peer to send packets of no more than \fIn\fR bytes.  The
 minimum MRU value is 128.  The default MRU value is 1500.  A value of
 296 is recommended for slow links (40 bytes for TCP/IP header + 256
 will ask the peer to send packets of no more than \fIn\fR bytes.  The
 minimum MRU value is 128.  The default MRU value is 1500.  A value of
 296 is recommended for slow links (40 bytes for TCP/IP header + 256

-bytes of data).
+bytes of data).  (Note that for IPv6 MRU must be at least 1280)

 .TP
 .B mtu \fIn
 Set the MTU [Maximum Transmit Unit] value to \fIn\fR.  Unless the
 peer requests a smaller value via MRU negotiation, pppd will
 request that the kernel networking code send data packets of no more
 .TP
 .B mtu \fIn
 Set the MTU [Maximum Transmit Unit] value to \fIn\fR.  Unless the
 peer requests a smaller value via MRU negotiation, pppd will
 request that the kernel networking code send data packets of no more

-than \fIn\fR bytes through the PPP network interface. 
+than \fIn\fR bytes through the PPP network interface.  (Note that for 
+IPv6 MTU must be at least 1280)

 .TP
 .B passive
 Enables the "passive" option in the LCP.  With this option, pppd will
 .TP
 .B passive
 Enables the "passive" option in the LCP.  With this option, pppd will


@@ -177,6 +178,14 @@ will not accept a different value from the peer in the IPCP
 negotiation, unless the \fIipcp-accept-local\fR and/or
 \fIipcp-accept-remote\fR options are given, respectively.
 .TP
 negotiation, unless the \fIipcp-accept-local\fR and/or
 \fIipcp-accept-remote\fR options are given, respectively.
 .TP

+.B ipv6 \fI<local_interface_identifier>\fR,\fI<remote_interface_identifier>
+Set the local and/or remote 64-bit interface identifier. Either one may be
+omitted. The identifier must be specified in standard ascii notation of
+IPv6 addresses (e.g. ::dead:beef). If the
+\fIipv6cp-use-ipaddr\fR
+option is given, the local identifier is the local IPv4 address (see above).
+Otherwise the identifier is randomized.
+.TP

 .B active-filter \fIfilter-expression
 Specifies a packet filter to be applied to data packets to determine
 which packets are to be regarded as link activity, and therefore reset
 .B active-filter \fIfilter-expression
 Specifies a packet filter to be applied to data packets to determine
 which packets are to be regarded as link activity, and therefore reset


@@ -320,6 +329,22 @@ Provides an extra parameter to the ip-up and ip-down scripts.  If this
 option is given, the \fIstring\fR supplied is given as the 6th
 parameter to those scripts.
 .TP
 option is given, the \fIstring\fR supplied is given as the 6th
 parameter to those scripts.
 .TP

+.B ipv6cp-max-configure \fIn
+Set the maximum number of IPv6CP configure-request transmissions to
+\fIn\fR (default 10).
+.TP
+.B ipv6cp-max-failure \fIn
+Set the maximum number of IPv6CP configure-NAKs returned before starting
+to send configure-Rejects instead to \fIn\fR (default 10).
+.TP
+.B ipv6cp-max-terminate \fIn
+Set the maximum number of IPv6CP terminate-request transmissions to
+\fIn\fR (default 3).
+.TP
+.B ipv6cp-restart \fIn
+Set the IPv6CP restart interval (retransmission timeout) to \fIn\fR
+seconds (default 3).
+.TP

 .B ipx
 Enable the IPXCP and IPX protocols.  This option is presently only
 supported under Linux, and only if your kernel has been configured to
 .B ipx
 Enable the IPXCP and IPX protocols.  This option is presently only
 supported under Linux, and only if your kernel has been configured to


@@ -557,6 +582,11 @@ Disable IPCP negotiation and IP communication.  This option should
 only be required if the peer is buggy and gets confused by requests
 from pppd for IPCP negotiation.
 .TP
 only be required if the peer is buggy and gets confused by requests
 from pppd for IPCP negotiation.
 .TP

+.B noipv6
+Disable IPv6CP negotiation and IPv6 communication. This option should
+only be required if the peer is buggy and gets confused by requests
+from pppd for IPv6CP negotiation.
+.TP

 .B noipdefault
 Disables the default behaviour when no local IP address is specified,
 which is to determine (if possible) the local IP address from the
 .B noipdefault
 Disables the default behaviour when no local IP address is specified,
 which is to determine (if possible) the local IP address from the


@@ -1257,6 +1287,18 @@ used for undoing the effects of the /etc/ppp/ip-up script.  It is
 invoked in the same manner and with the same parameters as the ip-up
 script.
 .TP
 invoked in the same manner and with the same parameters as the ip-up
 script.
 .TP

+.B /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
+Like /etc/ppp/ip-up, except that it is executed when the link is available 
+for sending and receiving IPv6 packets. It is executed with the parameters
+.IP
+\fIinterface-name tty-device speed local-link-local-address
+remote-link-local-address ipparam\fR
+.TP
+.B /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
+Similar to /etc/ppp/ip-down, but it is executed when IPv6 packets can no
+longer be transmitted on the link. It is executed with the same parameters 
+as the ipv6-up script.
+.TP

 .B /etc/ppp/ipx-up
 A program or script which is executed when the link is available for
 sending and receiving IPX packets (that is, IPXCP has come up).  It is
 .B /etc/ppp/ipx-up
 A program or script which is executed when the link is available for
 sending and receiving IPX packets (that is, IPXCP has come up).  It is


@@ -1354,6 +1396,11 @@ July 1994.
 Simpson, W.A.
 .I PPP in HDLC-like Framing.
 July 1994.
 Simpson, W.A.
 .I PPP in HDLC-like Framing.
 July 1994.

+.TP
+.B RFC2472
+Haskin, D.
+.I IP Version 6 over PPP
+December 1998.

 .SH NOTES
 The following signals have the specified effect when sent to pppd.
 .TP
 .SH NOTES
 The following signals have the specified effect when sent to pppd.
 .TP