To obtain more information about PPP files and commands, consult the following manual pages:
| Manual page | Information provided |
|---|---|
| filter(4) | packet filter specification file format |
| ppp(7) | Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and driver |
| pppattach(1M) | create an outgoing PPP connection manually |
| pppauth(7) | PPP authentication protocols |
| pppdetach(1M) | drop a PPP connection |
| pppd(1M) | PPP daemon |
| ppplinkadd(1M) | add a link to a multilink bundle |
| ppplinkdrop(1M) | drop a link from a multilink bundle |
| pppsh(1M) | PPP login shell |
| pppstatus(1M) | show the status of a PPP link bundle |
| ppptalk(1M) | define, establish and control PPP links |
For information about troubleshooting problems with PPP links, see ``Troubleshooting PPP links''.
To get more information about PPP, see the following Request for Comments (RFCs). For information on how to obtain RFCs, see ``Obtaining RFCs from the Internet''.
| RFC | Title |
|---|---|
| 1144 | Compressing TCP/IP headers for low-speed serial links |
| 1172 | The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Initial Configuration Options |
| 1332 | The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP) |
| 1334 | PPP Authentication Protocols |
| 1471 | The Definitions of Managed Objects for the Link Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol |
| 1473 | The Definitions of Managed Objects for the IP Network Control Protocol of the Point-to-Point Protocol |
| 1548 | The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for the Transmission of Multi-protocol Datagrams over Point-to-Point Links |
| 1618 | PPP over ISDN |
| 1877 | Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for Name Server Addresses |
| 1962 | The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP) |
| 1990 | The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP) |