Re: setting a specific peer name

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2009-09-22 at 22:07 -0800, barsalou wrote:
> Quoting Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>:
> 
> > On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 12:28 -0800, barsalou wrote:
> >> I'd like to use a specific peer file when using the network
> >> manager...is this possible?
> >
> > You mean for PPP or something?  Does the PPP server require a specific
> > peer name to be sent to it?  I think we send a peer name equal to the
> > hostname of the machine right now.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> 
> The command is 'pppd call mypeername'.....wanted to know if the gui  
> tool could/would replicate that behavior.

That command appears to only tell pppd to read options
from /etc/ppp/peers/<name>.

> Either that, or how/where do I change all the options for the  
> connection.  It has most of it right, but there are a few items off.

You can change many of the options from the connection editor,
nm-connection-editor, in the PPP tab for that connection.

Dan