From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 2 13:06:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5E8F37B407 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:06:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAC7343F93 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:06:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mobile.pittgoth.com (acs-24-154-229-196.zoominternet.net [24.154.229.196]) by pittgoth.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h52K6EHW022267 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:06:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:48:31 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes To: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Message-Id: <20030602154831.65269fb7.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.10claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Confusion in the ppp chapter. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 20:06:17 -0000 Gang, Permit me to quote the user-ppp section real quick here: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.2.1.2.3 Receiving Incoming Calls When you configure ppp to receive incoming calls on a machine connected to a LAN, you must decide if you wish to forward packets to the LAN. If you do, you should allocate the peer an IP number from your LAN's subnet, and use the command enable proxy in your /etc/ppp/ppp.conf file. You should also confirm that the /etc/rc.conf file contains the following: gateway_enable="YES" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, when I think of 'Receiving Incoming Calls,' I think of software which informs me of when I get a call while I'm connected through PPP. However, here it sounds like they are discussing whether or not you want 'packets' forwarded to the LAN. My rewording of this would be something like: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.2.1.2.3 PPP to LAN Connections When you configure ppp to receive incoming calls on a machine connected to a LAN, you have the option of forwarding packets to the network. If you do, you should allocate the peer an IP number from your LAN's subnet, and use the enable proxy command in your /etc/ppp/ppp.conf file. You should also confirm that the /etc/rc.conf file contains the following: gateway_enable="YES" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any suggestions for me? -- Tom Rhodes