Example of the /etc/asppp.cf Configuration File

The procedure that is shown in How to Convert From asppp to Solaris PPP 4.0 uses the following /etc/asppp.cf file.

#
ipadm create-if ipdptp0
ipadm create-addr -T static -a local=mojave,remote=gobi ipdptp0/ppaddr

path
 inactivity_timeout 120     # Approx. 2 minutes
	interface ipdptp0
	peer_system_name Pgobi    # The name we log in with (also in
				                     # /etc/uucp/Systems

The file contains the following parameters.

ifpadm create-if ipdptp0

Runs the ipadm command to create an interface called ipdptp0

ipadm create-addr -T static -a local=mojave,remote=gobi ipdptp0/ppadd

Runs the ipadm command to configure a link from PPP interface ipdptp0 on the local machine mojave to the remote peer gobi

inactivity_timeout 120

Terminates the line after two minutes of inactivity

interface ipdptp0

Configures the interface ipdptp0 on the dial-out machine for asynchronous PPP

peer_system_name Pgobi

Gives the name of the remote peer, Pgobi