SYNOPSIS
pppstatus [ -i <interface> ] [ -v vga|mono ] [ -s <speed> ] [ -d <console> ] [ --bytes ] [ --packets ][ --errors ] [ --time ] [ --ipaddress ] [ --costs ]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the pppstatus command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.pppstatus is a console-based utility for displaying the status of a PPP link, including connection verification, connecting time, costs calculation, top speed, e-mail check, ip address, graphical statistics, TX and RX leds, interface selection, and more. It even supports xDSL with pppoe.
There are two config for pppstatus: /etc/pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg which is always read first, and ~/.pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg which is read when the user is not root.
For further hints see /usr/share/doc/pppstatus/README.
OPTIONS
The following options are available.- -i <interface>
- Specify active interface to use. <interface> is one of ppp0, ppp1, etc.
- -v vga|mono
- Select video mode.
- -s <speed>
- Set your online connection speed. <speed> is 33.6, 56, etc.
- -d <console>
- Make pppstatus a daemon. <console> is the console to display on: 10 for /dev/tty/10, 11 for /dev/tty11, etc.
- --bytes
- Display statistics about bytes transmitted and received.
- --packets
- Display statistics about packets transmitted and received.
- --errors
- Display error information.
- --ipaddress
- Show your IP address.
- --costs
- Calculate costs of current connection and costs of all connections on current month according to your provider's tariffs.
COMMANDS
- r
- Redraw the display.
- q
- Quit.
SIGNALS
In daemon mode HUP causes the config file to be reread. In other modes the program cleans up and exits.FILES
/etc/pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg, /etc/pppstatus/costs, /etc/pppstatus/no_pppstatus_on_boot, /var/log/pppstatus/pppstatus.<interface>.<date>, /var/log/pppstatus/total.costs.<date>, ~/.pppstatus/pppstatus.cfg, ~/.pppstatus/costs, ~/.pppstatus/pppstatus.<interface>.<date>, ~/.pppstatus/total.costs.<date>AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Dr. Guenter Bechly <[email protected]> (with improvements by Carlos Valdivia Yagüe <[email protected]>), for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Extensive changes by John Hasler <[email protected]> 2002-2004.