NAME
wmppp - Graphically monitor the average PPP load
SYNOPSIS
wmppp [-display <display name>] [-t] [-u <update rate>] [-i <device>]
[-h] [-v]
DESCRIPTION
wmppp.app displays a dynamic representation of the load on the PPP line
on a 64x64 miniwindow. It also starts and stops the connection and
displays the time enlapsed since the it came up. The traffic on the
interface is also monitored.
OPTIONS
-display <display name>
name of display to use
-t sets the on-line timer to display MM:SS instead of the default
HH:MM.
-u <update rate>
sets the frequency, in seconds, for updates to the display.
Valid range is 1-10, default value is 5.
-i <device>
choose the net device (ppp1, ippp0, etc.) to monitor. (Note
that this feature is EXPERIMENTAL and should be used with
caution. Bug reports are welcomed.)
-h displays a command line summary
-v displays the version number.
CONFIGURATION
The configuration file (see below) may contain any of the following
key-value pairs. The format is key: value.
start The program that starts the connection
stop The program that stops the connection
speed This program reports the speed of the connection. This program
should output <speed>, that is, a number is expected and not the
whole
ifdown This program is run if the line goes down, and the stop program
hasn’t been run. (Redial program)
stampfile
The modification time of this file is used to calculate the
amount of time the connection has been up. Something like touch
<stampfile> should be run for this to work.
FILES
/var/run/wmppp.ppp0
this is the stamp file use to determine the ammount of time
enlapsed since the connection came up. This file should be
managed by the ip-up and ip-down scripts. On Debian systems,
/etc/ppp/ip-up.d/00wmppp creates the file, and /etc/ppp/ip-
down.d/00wmppp removes it.
/etc/wmppprc
System wide defaults
$HOME/.wmppprc
User defined settings
/etc/wmppprc.fixed
System wide fixed options, this overrides the user settings
AUTHORS
wmppp.app was written by Martijn Pieterse <pieterse@xs4all.nl> and
Antoine Nulle <warp@xs4all.nl>, and it’s based on work by Beat Christen
<bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch> (asclock) and Michael Callahan
<callahan@maths.ox.ac.uk>, Al Longyear longyear@netcom.com and Paul
Mackerras <Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au> (pppstats).
Email regarding wmppp should be sent to
dockapps@windowmaker.kimitsu.com.
This manpage was written by Marcelo Magallon <mmagallo@debian.org for
the Debian Project
SEE ALSO
pppd(8), pppstats(8), plog(1), pon(1), poff(1)