Linux PPPD

Single port PPP Configuration

For a single PPP link use Wanpipe PPP stack.

Wanpipe Installation

Download latest STABLE wanpipe release
-->wanpipe-7.0.24.tgz
Untar wanpipe release
--> tar xfz wanpipe-<ver>.tgz
Install wanpipe release
--> cd wanpipe-<ver>
--> ./Setup install
Use all default options
Confirm successful install
--> wanrouter version
--> wanrouter hwprobe

Configuration

Run wanpipe configuration utility:

/usr/sbin/wancfg

Hardware Setup (AFT):

Select Hardware: Specify AFT card from hardware probe.
    After hardware probe, wancfg screen should show you:
    (in case of A104 card)
    ----------------------------
    Card Type-------> A104
    Physical Medium-> T1
    ----------------------------

Sepecify Line Type: T1 or E1
Default is T1

Default configuration is complete: Select <BACK>

Protocol Setup:

Select Protocol: PPP
Configuration is complete: Select <BACK>

Interface Setup:

Skip First option and leave it default.
Select: Operation Mode
          WANPIPE
Select: IP Address Setup
            Local IP addr: Set this local IP Address
          Point-to-Point IP Address: Set this to the ip address of the remote side
Select: Default Gateway
          Leave it to no if you do not want the PPP interface to be your default route.
          Set this to yes, and enter your Gateway IP Address if you want packets to go to the PPP interface by default.

Configuration is complete: Select <BACK> to Save and Exit

After a wanrouter start, your PPP interface will come up as w*g1ppp. (for example w1g1ppp)

Operations

Start all wanpipe ports
- wanrotuer start #Start all wanpipe ports defined in /etc/wanpipe/wanrouter.rc
Start a single port
- wanrouter stop
Logs
- /var/log/messages
Config directory
- /etc/wanpipe

Debugging

wanpipemon utility
- wanpipemon <enter> for help
T1/E1 Alarm Statistics
- wanpipemon -i w1g1 -c Ta

More Info

Troubleshooting & Diagnostic commands

Multi-Link PPP Configuration

Multi-Link PPPD