Local PPP User Database
Home menu level: /ppp secret
Description
PPP User Database stores PPP user access records with PPP user profile assigned to each user.
Property Description
caller-id ( text ; default: "" ) - for PPTP and L2TP it is the IP address a client must connect from.
For PPPoE it is the MAC address (written in CAPITAL letters) a client must connect from. For
ISDN it is the caller's number (that may or may not be provided by the operator) the client may
dial-in from
• "" - no restrictions on where clients may connect from
limit-bytes-in ( integer ; default: 0 ) - maximal amount a client can upload, in bytes, for a session
limit-bytes-out ( integer ; default: 0 ) - maximal amount a client can download, in bytes, for a
session
local-address ( IP address | name ) - IP address or IP address pool name for PPP server
name ( name ) - user's name used for authentication
password ( text ; default: "" ) - user's password used for authentication
profile ( name ; default: default ) - profile name to use together with this access record for user
authentication
remote-address ( IP address | name ) - IP address or IP address pool name for PPP clients
routes ( text ) - routes that appear on the server when the client is connected. The route format is:
dst-address gateway metric (for example, 10.1.0.0/ 24 10.0.0.1 1). Several routes may be specified
separated with commas
service ( any | async | isdn | l2tp | pppoe | pptp ; default: any ) - specifies the services available to a
particular user
Example
To add the user ex with password lkjrht and profile ex available for PPTP service only, enter the
following command:
[admin@rb13] ppp secret> add name=ex password=lkjrht service=pptp profile=ex
[admin@rb13] ppp secret> print
Flags: X - disabled
#
NAME
REMOTE-ADDRESS
0
ex
0.0.0.0
[admin@rb13] ppp secret>
Monitoring Active PPP Users
Command name: /ppp active print
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SERVICE CALLER-ID
pptp
PASSWORD
lkjrht
PROFILE
ex
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