Questions tagged [pppd]

PPPD is the Point-to-Point Protocol daemon which is used to manage network connections between two nodes on Unix-like operating systems.

PPPD is the Point-to-Point Protocol () which is used to manage network connections between two nodes on Unix-like operating systems. It is configured using command-line arguments and configuration files.

While it has initially been used to manage only dial-up access, it is also used to manage broadband connections such as DSL, if Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet () or Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA) is used.

The role of pppd is managing PPP session establishment and session termination.

Resources

PPPD definition on Wikipedia

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pppd problem: Hangup (SIGHUP) after Protocol-Reject

I'm trying to set up a connection using a Vodafone LTE sim card on a carrier board with a Qualcomm modem equipped and with Linux Yocto running. I managed to turn on the modem but I can't connect it to internet. I can paste the syslog down here: Nov…
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openfortivpn with pppd failure

Running on ubuntu server: sudo openfortivpn --trusted-cert 6f0ac15ce35ca1y3253a6307874ffd490029f3c2eba7a1ec289eda308b95cbf13 portal2.assd.bb.com:10443 -u user <<< 'pass' I get this ouput INFO: Connected to gateway. INFO: Authenticated. INFO: …
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Raspberry PI GSM HAT connecting to network problem

I have a Raspberry PI with this GSM hat, and I want to connect to the mobile network with it. I have tried a couple of combinations of the gprs file to achieve this, but none of them would work. I tried to go trough the provided instructions on the…
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PPPD Connect script failed

I'm using the Raspberry Pi 4 and trying to have an Internet access using the A9G GSM/GPRS+GPS Module. At first I have install ppp with sudo apt-get install ppp screen elinks I have create a file with name rnet in path /etc/ppp/peers/rnet: # My…
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pppd: GSM USB-modem consistently disconnects after several hours

I'm trying to build a tiny (A20-based) server which should connect to internet (GSM) automatically and stay connected permantently. My setup is: hardware: Board: Olimex A20 OlinuXino-Lime2 GSM modem: USB HSDPA…
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Calling pppd within C program blocks the thread

I have a script which I call from within the C program. I do this before I start the threads as I need the ppp link up before these threads start. I do the below: int main(){ int ret = 0; ret =…
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PPPD connection without interrupt

I try to get a system working with a modem and the following services : permanent Data connection (2G/3G/4G) using old serial interface (not qmi/wmi) permanent polling in AT command for getting SMS and get monitoring information like signal,…
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pppd - terminated by ctrl+c when set as an background process

I run following command terminated with an ampersand to be run as a background process: pppd call gprs & But later when i want to terminate a ping command by using ctrl+c the pppd process is also terminated by executing the ip-down script. Why…
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GPRS modem and PPP issue on Linux

I have a MultiTech MTD-H5-2.0 GPRS cellular modem that is connected to a linux machine via USB. I can see the device and communicate with it directly without issue. I've trying to setup PPP so I can access the internet over this device. I'm running…
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How to Send AT commands to SIM900 while pppd is running

I have a Raspberry pi with SIM900 GSM module. currently i am using ttyUSB0 as pppd but i also want to send AT commands (send/receive SMS) to SIM900 while pppd is active. I was created multiple virtual serial ports (like gsmtty1,gsmtty2 etc) but…
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pppd can't receive OK when using chat script

I have a problem when using PPPD to dial a modem. Here is the file pppd_script I used. # Debug info from pppd debug #kdebug 4 # Most phones don't reply to LCP echos lcp-echo-failure 3 lcp-echo-interval 3 # Keep pppd attached to the terminal #…
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How can I limit pppd record file size?

My mother tongue is not English, sorry for my English. I use pppd with a GPRS module. I use like pppd record record.pcap call tdscdma command to access Internet.And pppdump record.pcap or wireshark to show the record.pcap. when pppd run ,the…
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Keeping main thread (Qt Application) responsive while some other thread is processing (POSIX)

System / software Details : Qt Version 4.7.4 Linux Kernel : 2.6.31 (Custom kernel built for IMX25) Peripherals : Graphic LCD (64x128) Quectel (M 12) GPRS module Thermal printer Database : Sqlite3 I am a beginner don't have much experience either…
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Couldn't load pppd shared library - undefined symbol g_string_sized_new

I've compiled shared library (pppd plugin) with no errors or warnings but when pppd tries to load this plugin, it fails with "undefined symbol g_string_sized_new" message. Plugin source can be found here:…
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ppp between two machines over serail without a modem

Can't delete this question. It was moved to another forum. I'm trying to setup a PPP connection between two Linux machines over a serial line. I followed these instructions but it didn't work. The two machines are Fedora 28 Linux on an Intel(R)…
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