Where to Define PPP Options
Solaris PPP 4.0 configuration is very flexible. You can define PPP
options in the following places:
PPP configuration files
PPP commands that are issued on the command line
A combination of both places
The next table lists the PPP configuration
files and commands.
Table 8-1 Summary
of PPP Configuration Files and Commands | | |
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/etc/ppp/options
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A file that contains characteristics that apply by default to all PPP links on the
system, for example, whether the machine requires peers to authenticate themselves. If this file is
absent, nonroot users are prohibited from using PPP. |
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/etc/ppp/options.ttyname
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A file that describes the characteristics of all communications over the serial port
ttyname. |
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| Directory that usually contains information about peers with
which a dial-out machine connects. Files in this directory are used
with the call option of the pppd command.
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| A file that contains characteristics of the remote peer peer-name. Typical characteristics include the remote
peer's phone number and chat script for negotiating the link with
the peer.
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| A file that contains the necessary security credentials for
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) authentication.
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| A file that contains the necessary security credentials for
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) authentication.
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| File in the home directory of a PPP user, most often used with
dial-in servers. This file contains specific information about each
user's configuration.
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| Command and options for initiating a PPP link and describing
its characteristics.
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Refer to the pppd(1M) man page for details on the PPP files. pppd (1M) also includes comprehensive descriptions of all
options that are available to the pppd command.
Sample templates for all the PPP configuration files are available
in /etc/ppp.