/etc/ppp/peers/myisp.tmpl Template File
The /etc/ppp/peers/myisp.tmpl file contains helpful comments about
the /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name
file. The template concludes with common options that you might use for an /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name file:
connect "/usr/bin/chat -f /etc/ppp/myisp-chat"
user myname
remotename myisp
noauth
noipdefault
defaultroute
updetach
noccp
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Option
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Definition
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connect "/usr/bin/chat -f /etc/ppp/myisp-chat"
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Call the peer by using the chat script /etc/ppp/myisp-chat.
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user myname
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Use this account name for the local machine. myname is
the name for this machine in the peer's /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
file.
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remotename myisp
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Recognize myisp as the name of the peer in the local machine's /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file.
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noauth
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Do
not require calling peers to provide authentication credentials.
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noipdefault
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Do not use a default IP address for the local machine.
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defaultroute
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Use the default route that is assigned to the local machine.
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updetach
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Log errors in the PPP log files, rather than on the standard output.
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noccp
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Do not
use CCP compression.
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To use /etc/ppp/peers/myisp.tmpl at your site,
rename /etc/ppp/peers/myisp.tmpl to /etc/ppp/peers/.peer-name. Replace peer-name with the name of the peer to be called. Then modify the file
contents as needed by your site.
