Ubuntu Manpage: pptpctrl - PPTP control connection manager

NAME

       pptpctrl - PPTP control connection manager

SYNOPSIS

       pptpctrl  pptp-debug-flag  no-ipparam-flag ppp-options-value ppp-speed-value ppp-local-ip-
       value ppp-remote-ip-value [ pptp-call-id ] [ ppp-binary ] [ pptp-logwtmp ]

DESCRIPTION

       pptpctrl is usually run by pptpd(8), but can also be run from  inetd(8)  if  some  of  the
       features  of  pptpd(8),  such  as  IP  pool  management, and inbuilt TCP wrappers, are not
       required.

OPTIONS

pptpctrl options are unconventional, as they are designed for use by pptpd(8) rather than
users. The option order is critical. Flag options consist of a 0 or 1, and must be
present. Value options consist of a 0, or a 1 followed by the value. Either the 0 or
both the 1 and the value must be present. The remaining options are optional, but must be
present in the defined order. The options are as follows:

pptp-debug-flag
if set (1), enables debug messages to syslog from pptpctrl. This has no effect on
the setting of the PPP debug option.

no-ipparam-flag
if set, pptpctrl will not pass the client's IP address to pppd(8) using the ipparam
option. See the noipparam option in pptpd.conf(5).

ppp-options-value
file to use for PPP options. See the file option in pppd(8).

ppp-speed-value
value for the speed option given to pppd(8). Note that on Linux, this parameter is
ineffective.

ppp-local-ip-value
if set, specifies the IP address that pppd(8) is to use for the network interface
on the server. If not set, pppd(8) will determine it based on options; usually it
will be the ethernet address of the server.

ppp-remote-ip-value
if set, specifies the IP address that pppd(8) is to use for the network interface
on the client. If not set, pppd(8) will determine it based on options; usually it
will be the ethernet address of the client, or an address given in chap-secrets.
Must be set if ppp-local-ip-value is set.

pptp-call-id
if present, specifies the call identification for the PPTP session. If omitted,
the call identification is zero. Normally the ID is allocated by pptpd(8) and
passed to pptpctrl.

ppp-binary
if present, path to the PPP binary to use. If omitted, the default value is used.

pptp-logwtmp
if present, specifies whether wtmp(5) should be updated as users connect and
disconnect.

FILES

       none.

AUTHORS

       Poptop   is   written   by   Matthew   Ramsay   <matthewr@moreton.com.au>,   David   Luyer
       <luyer@ucs.uwa.edu.au>,     Kevin     Thayer     <tmk@netmagic.net>,     Peter     Galbavy
       <Peter.Galbavy@knowledge.com>  and  others.  Development has been moved to SourceForge and
       worked on by Richard de Vroede <r.devroede@linvision.com> since June 26, 2002.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1999 Matthew Ramsay and others.

       Poptop is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms  of  the
       GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2,
       or (at your option) any later version.

       Poptop is distributed in the hope that it  will  be  useful,  but  WITHOUT  ANY  WARRANTY;
       without  even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with  Poptop;  see
       the  file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite
       330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

AVAILABILITY

       The most  recent  version  of  Poptop  is  available  for  download  from  SourceForge  at
       http://sourceforge.net/projects/poptop.