pppoe-connect
Establish PPPoE DSL connection
TLDR
Start PPPoE connection
$ pppoe-connect
Connect with specific config$ pppoe-connect [/etc/ppp/pppoe.conf]
SYNOPSIS
pppoe-connect [config]
DESCRIPTION
pppoe-connect is a wrapper script that establishes a PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) connection using the settings defined in a configuration file, typically /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf. It coordinates between the pppoe client and pppd daemon to bring up a DSL broadband connection.
The script reads connection parameters including interface, authentication credentials, and PPP options from the config file. It is the counterpart to pppoe-stop for terminating the connection.
PARAMETERS
CONFIG
Configuration file path.
CAVEATS
Requires configured pppoe.conf. Uses pppd internally.
HISTORY
pppoe-connect is a wrapper script for PPPoE connection management.
SEE ALSO
pppoe(8), pppoe-setup(8), pppoe-stop(8)