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.TH "SPPP_OPEN" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
sppp_open \- open a synchronous PPP or Cisco HDLC link
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int sppp_open  (struct net_device * \fIdev\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIdev\fB\fR
Network device to activate
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Close down any existing synchronous session and commence
from scratch. In the PPP case this means negotiating LCP/IPCP
and friends, while for Cisco HDLC we simply need to start sending
keepalives