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Title: pppd log file/uptime
Post by: defaultuserfoo on August 20, 2026, 04:30:40 PM
Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how many reconnects of the WAN interface --- which is a pppoe interface --- are occurring and have occurred over like the last week.

Unfortunately, that information is nowhere to be found :((  There's no log file in the GUI, and I can't even find any useful information to answer my question when logging in via ssh and looking at /var/log.
Title: Re: pppd log file/uptime
Post by: MoonbeamFrame on August 20, 2026, 04:33:24 PM
There is some detail in :

    System: Log Files: General

Title: Re: pppd log file/uptime
Post by: dseven on August 20, 2026, 04:39:16 PM
mpd5 should be logging to syslog with identifier "ppp", and the result should end up under /var/log/system/... It's generally quiet except during connect...
Title: Re: pppd log file/uptime
Post by: defaultuserfoo on August 20, 2026, 04:45:50 PM
Thanks!

The oldest entry is from the 18th.  That is insufficient.

I need to see for at least for a whole week how many connection attempts have been made, better for half a year and longer.