pppdump

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NAME
       pppdump - convert PPP record file to readable format

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

DESCRIPTION
       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	 out-
       put.

       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
	      non-ASCII characters printed as escape sequences.

       -p     Collects the bytes sent and received into PPP  packets,  inter-
	      preting the async HDLC framing and escape characters and check-
	      ing 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
       pppd(8)



				 1 April 1999			   PPPDUMP(8)