NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppdump - convert PPP record file to readable format

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppdump [ -h | -p [ -d ]] [ -r ] [ -m mru ] [ file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  pppdump utility converts the files written using the record option
       of pppd into a human-readable format.  If one  or  more	filenames  are
       specified,  pppdump  will read each in turn; otherwise it will read its
       standard input.	In each case the result is written to standard output.

       The options are as follows:

       -h     Prints  the  bytes sent and received in hexadecimal.  If neither
	      this option nor the  -p  option  is  specified,  the  bytes  are
	      printed as the characters themselves, with non-printing and nonASCII
 characters printed as escape sequences.

       -p     Collects the bytes sent and received into  PPP  packets,	interpreting
  the async HDLC framing and escape characters and checking
 the FCS (frame check sequence) of each packet.  The  packets
	      are printed as hex values and as characters (non-printable characters
 are printed as `.').

       -d     With the -p option, this option  causes  pppdump	to  decompress
	      packets  which  have  been  compressed  with the BSD-Compress or
	      Deflate methods.

       -r     Reverses the direction indicators, so that `sent' is printed for
	      bytes  or  packets  received, and `rcvd' is printed for bytes or
	      packets sent.

       -m mru Use mru as the MRU (maximum receive unit) for both directions of
	      the  link when checking for over-length PPP packets (with the -p
	      option).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppd(8)



				 1 April 1999			    PPPDUMP(8)