PPPLoad

PPPLoad is designed to display the current throughput of a particular PPP link in a format that is similar to xload. PPPLoad has the following features:

Command Line Options

-cmd ppp_cmd
The command to start the PPP link.
-i interval
The statistics polling interval in seconds (default: 5).
-p period
The load averaging period in seconds (default: 60).
-retry interval
The time between retries when dialling the PPP link (default: 60).
-rx
Enable drawing of receive rates (default).
-norx
Disable drawing of receive rates.
-rxcolor color
The name of the color to draw receive rates in (default: forestgreen).
-tx
Enable drawing of transmit rates (default).
-notx
Disable drawing of transmit rates.
-txcolor color
The name of the color to draw transmit rates in (default: red).

Implementation Details

For information on the implementation, click here.