[lug] PPP question

[D. Stimits]

Eric Weber wrote:
> 
> I recently upgraded by Debian box from 2.0 to 2.1.  After the upgrade I
> noticed that my ppp connection would transmit packets every 30 seconds or
> so, even when I wasn't doing anything.  My ppp log reveals:
> 
> Apr  8 21:20:45 pluto pppd[214]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x22
> magic=0x1d0187a4]
> Apr  8 21:20:45 pluto pppd[214]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x22
> magic=0xb1ec3862]
> Apr  8 21:21:15 pluto pppd[214]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x23
> magic=0x1d0187a4]
> Apr  8 21:21:16 pluto pppd[214]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x23
> magic=0xb1ec3862]
> Apr  8 21:21:45 pluto pppd[214]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x24
> magic=0x1d0187a4]
> Apr  8 21:21:45 pluto pppd[214]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x24
> magic=0xb1ec3862]
> 
> etc.  I'm afraid I don't know what this is.  Is it harmless?  Is there a
> way I could turn off this behavior?  Thanks.
> 
> Eric Weber
> -------------------------------
> Department of Mathematics
> Texas A&M University
> http://www.math.tamu.edu/~weber
> 
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lcp is link control protocol. It is the protocol for controlling ppp
connections. I don't know what/why you are getting this logged.
Probably it is harmless, but might also indicate something isn't
completely set up (maybe you need to escape some characters for your
ISP).