System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services

Example—/etc/asppp.cf Configuration File

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


#
ifconfig ipdptp0 plumb mojave gobi up

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 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:

ifconfig ipdptp0 plumb mojave gobi up

Runs the ifconfig 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 it has been inactive for two minute 

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