[pptp-server] ip-up.local

[Bruce Garlock]

Bruce S. Garlock wrote:

>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Re: [pptp-server] ip-up.local
>Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:38:55 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Charlie Brady <charlieb at e-smith.com>
>To: "Bruce S. Garlock" <bruceg at garlockprinting.com>
>CC: pptp-server <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
>
>
>On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Bruce S. Garlock wrote:
>
>>This may sound like a strange request, but how would you tell any pppd
>>clients that use pptpd *not* to use /etc/ppp/ip-up.local?
>>
>
>You include "ipparam pptp" in the options that pptp uses when in runs
>pppd. Then in ip-up.local, you check the value of $6 (IIRC). You skip
>the
>action if $6 is pptp, as it will be, if this is a pptp link coming up.
>
 This did the trick:  

 if [ "$6" = "pptp" ]; then 
   exit 0 
 fi  


 I put that at the top of my ip-up.local, and if a VPN connection is
 made, the rest of the script does not execute, keeping the folks at 
 dyndns.org happy  [:-)]   
 Thanks for that ipparam tip.  I read about it in the man page after 
 you suggested it.  Nice to know that pppd has that.