--- pfsense-utils.inc.submitted20032010	2010-03-22 18:44:16.000000000 +0700
+++ pfsense-utils.inc.new	2010-03-24 20:10:53.000000000 +0700
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@
 
 //returns interface information
 function get_interface_info($ifdescr) {
-	global $config, $linkinfo, $netstatrninfo;
+	global $config, $linkinfo, $netstatrninfo, $g;
 
 	$ifinfo = array();
 	/* if list */
@@ -1299,15 +1299,30 @@
 		break;
 	/* PPP interface? -> get uptime for this session and cumulative uptime from the persistant log file in conf */
 	case "ppp":
-		if ($config['interfaces'][$if]['serialport']){
+			$ppp_int = $config['interfaces'][$if]['if'];
 			$dev = $config['interfaces'][$if]['serialport'];
+			if ($dev == "")
+				break;
 			if (file_exists("/dev/{$dev}")){
 				$ifinfo['ppplink'] = $dev;
 				
-				if (file_exists("/var/run/{$dev}.sock") && file_exists("/var/run/{$dev}.if")){
-					$ifinfo['ppp_uptime'] = trim(`/usr/sbin/pppctl /var/run/$dev.sock bg echo UPTIME`);
-					if (stristr($ifinfo['ppp_uptime'],">"))
-						$ifinfo['ppp_uptime'] = substr($ifinfo['ppp_uptime'], 2 + strpos($ifinfo['ppp_uptime'], ">"));
+				if (file_exists("{$g['varrun_path']}/{$ppp_int}.pid") && file_exists("{$g['varetc_path']}/{$ppp_int}.query")){
+					$sec = trim(`/usr/bin/nc localhost 5005 < {$g['varetc_path']}/{$ppp_int}.query | grep 'Session time' | cut -f7 -d ' '`);
+					if ($sec != 0){
+                		$min = floor($sec/60);
+                		$sec %= 60;
+                		if ($sec < 10)
+                			$sec = "0{$sec}";
+        			}
+        			if ($min !=0){
+                		$hrs = floor($min/60);
+                		$min %= 60;
+                		if ($min < 10)
+                			$min = "0{$min}";
+        			}
+        			if ($hrs < 10)
+                		$hrs = "0{$hrs}";
+        			$ifinfo['ppp_uptime'] = "{$hrs}:{$min}:{$sec}";
 				}  
 				$ifinfo['missing_device'] = 0;
 			}
@@ -1317,7 +1332,6 @@
 			}
 			// Calculate cumulative uptime for PPP link. Useful for connections that have per minute/hour contracts so you don't go over!
 			$ifinfo['ppp_uptime_accumulated'] = get_ppp_uptime($dev);
-		}
 
 		break;
 	default: