Figure 1. Example ppp-on Script

#!/bin/sh
#
## ppp-on -- start a PPP session, with any other necessary actions

# exit status
sts=0

# connection device and speed
pppdev=/dev/modem
pppspd=38400

# this is the command we use to start the ppp daemon
pppcmd=“pppd $pppdev $pppspd”

if $pppcmd; then
echo “ppp connected.”
else
echo “error: ppp not connected.”
sts=1
fi

exit $sts