Re: [pptp-devel] Interface name

[James C. <jam...@hp...>]

Use the pppd option "unit", and choose a number other than zero, because
the default as you've seen is to allocate from zero.

For example, use "unit 8", and if ppp8 is available, it will be used.

A common cause of seeing ppp1 or ppp2 is that the previous instance of
the tunnel has not yet closed.

It is better to write scripts that use the interface name passed to them
by pppd; if-up scripting is given this as an argument or environment
variable.  See man pppd.

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