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From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
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Subject: Re: User-mode PPP, -auto, and -direct
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> > to be a dedicated auto-dialing program?  Also, what do the openmode
> > 'passive' and 'active' flags stand for?
> 
> I'm not sure if this is correct... but on pppd in active mode it would 
> send out lcp packets (I think they're the ones) to tell the other end that 
> it is there and ready to talk... in passive mode it just waits for 
> them...  hope this is right... TTYL..

Yep, thanks for answering my question.


Nate