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# Chapter 20. Shutting down the PPP link

When you have finished with the PPP link, use the standard ppp-off command to shut it down (remember - you need to be root or a member of the PPP group!).

In your system log you will see something like:-

    Oct 21 16:10:45 hwin pppd[19873]: Interrupt received: terminating link
    Oct 21 16:10:45 hwin pppd[19873]: ipcp: down
    Oct 21 16:10:45 hwin pppd[19873]: default route ioctl(SIOCDELRT): Bad address
    Oct 21 16:10:45 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_sdata(LCP): Sent code 5, id 2.
    Oct 21 16:10:46 hwin pppd[19873]: fsm_rtermack(LCP).
    Oct 21 16:10:46 hwin pppd[19873]: Connection terminated.
    Oct 21 16:10:46 hwin pppd[19873]: Exit.

Don't worry about the `SIOCDELRT` - this is just pppd noting that it is terminating and is nothing to worry about.

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