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authornik <nik@FreeBSD.org>2000-04-30 22:28:21 +0000
committernik <nik@FreeBSD.org>2000-04-30 22:28:21 +0000
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Add another example showing how you can use pppctl to only allow
dial out at certain times of the day. Approved by: brian
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8 b/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8
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--- a/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pppctl/pppctl.8
@@ -158,6 +158,27 @@ You can even make a generic script:
exec pppctl /var/run/internet "$@"
.Ed
.Pp
+You could also use
+.Nm
+to control when dial-on-demand works. Suppose you want
+.Nm ppp
+to run all the time, but you want to prevent dial-out between 8pm and 8am
+each day. However, any connections active at 8pm should continue to remain
+active until they are closed or naturally time out.
+.Pp
+A
+.Xr cron 8
+entry for 8pm which runs
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+pppctl /var/run/internet set filter dial 0 deny 0 0
+.Ed
+.Pp
+will block all further dial requests, and the corresponding 8am entry
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+pppctl /var/run/internet set filter dial -1
+.Ed
+.Pp
+will allow them again.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables are understood by
.Nm
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