SolarOS 4.13.4 manual · job

pppd

PPP over any bidirectional SolarOS byte-stream port. A physical UART, USB CDC, or a virtual port carried by a packet-radio link can provide the bytes; the PPP negotiation mode and the interface's routing role are configured separately.

Usage:

job start pppd <port> [baud|baud=rate]
    [role=downstream|uplink|peer] [mode=passive|active]
    [local=address] [peer=address] [dns=auto|none|address]
    [priority=0..255]
job stop pppd
job status pppd

Defaults:

Setting	Value
Baud	Keep the port's current rate
Role	`downstream`
Mode	`passive` for downstream; `active` otherwise
Local address	`192.168.8.1` for downstream
Peer address	`192.168.8.2` for downstream
DNS	`auto`, copied from the preferred SolarOS uplink
Uplink priority	`90`

Routing roles have these effects:

downstream enables NAPT on the PPP interface. A connected computer can use

whichever Wi-Fi, cellular, or WireGuard routes SolarOS currently selects.

uplink registers ppp-<port> as a base network path. It participates in

the same persistent priority selection as Wi-Fi and cellular interfaces.

peer creates only the point-to-point interface. It does not enable NAPT or

advertise the interface as a default-route candidate.

mode=active starts negotiation. mode=passive listens for the other endpoint to initiate it. Either mode can be combined with any routing role; the defaults are conveniences, not a coupling between negotiation and routing.

Examples: