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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
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<h1>KPPPLoad Documentation</h1>
KPPPLoad is the successor to a similar program that I wrote, called
PPPLoad. KPPPLoad performs identical functions to PPPLoad, but it is
designed to work with KDE's session management.
KPPPLoad is distrubuted under the <a href="gpl.html">GNU Public License</a>,
version 2.
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Displays current transmit rate and receive rate.
<li>Displays total bytes transmitted and received.
<li>Displays an xload-style graph of transmit and receive rates.
<li>Displays connect time in the title bar.
<li>Can automatically run a user-specified command to redial the PPP link
when it is disconnected.
<li>Can execute a user-specified command periodically, but only when the
PPP link is up.
</ul>
<h2>Configuring KPPPLoad</h2>
KPPPLoad has several options that the user can set. To access the options
dialog, click the right mouse button over the load graph. This will give a
popup menu with several choices on it. Select "Options...". The following
options are available:
<ul>
<li>Status Bar
<ul>
<li>TX Rate - Check this item to display the current transmit rate in
the status bar.
<li>RX Rate - Check this item to display the current receive rate in
the status bar.
<li>TX Total - Check this item to display the total number of bytes
trasmitted.
<li>RX Total - Check this item to display the total number of bytes
received.
</ul>
<li>Graphing
<ul>
<li>Statistics interval - this is how often KPPPLoad will check the
PPP link statistics. If you see large fluctuations in the transmit
and receive rates then you should increase this value. A larger
value gives a larger data sample to work with, and is more likely to
produce a good impression of the transmit and receive rates.
<li>Statistics period - this value determines how many samples will be
averaged together. A smaller value will give a graph with many
sharp peaks. A larger value will give a more even and smooth
graph. The number of samples that will be averaged together is
"Statistics period" / "Statistics interval".
<li>Dividing line every - the distance between the horizontal dividing
lines on the graph. The graph measures bytes/second versus time.
<li>Transmit color - the color of the line representing the transmit
rate.
<li>Receive color - the color of the line representing the receive
rate.
</ul>
<li>PPP Command
<ul>
<li>PPP command - the command that is run to establish a PPP
connection.
<li>Redial link every - the time between (failed) attempts to
establish the PPP connection.
</ul>
<li>Periodic Command
<ul>
<li>Periodic command - an arbitrary command to run while the PPP
connection is up. I use this to retrieve my email from a POP
server.
<li>Run command every - the time between successive executions of the
periodic command.
</ul>
</ul>
<hr>
<address><a href="mailto:svyain@mail.tds.net">Sean Vyain</a></address>
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