Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:08:21 -0500 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: "'buckaroo@ecn.net.au'" <buckaroo@ecn.net.au> Cc: "FreeBSD Mailing List (E-mail)" <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: PPP arcana Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5F09@site2s1>
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My understanding is that you could use pppd and natd with a firewall setup, but in my opinion it is much easier to just use user mode ppp with the -alias switch. If you start ppp with the -auto or -ddial switches it will run as a "daemon". You could use either one, it's probably a matter of preference more than anything, but it seems like ppp gets more attention and is more widely used (and updated), at least on this list. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: buckaroo@ecn.net.au [SMTP:buckaroo@ecn.net.au] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 5:45 PM > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: PPP arcana > > Hi folks, I have a question regarding ppp. I managed to get a link working > last > night (albeit without DNS, but that's quite OK for now) using the > interactive > mode of ppp. Then I started to wonder - for using my BSD box as a router > to the > outside world and doing IP masq-ing, should I be using ppp or pppd? > > The PPP (ppp pedantic primer) uses ppp, but then a guy who was helping for > a > bit said "Use a DAEMON. That's what they're there for!" Which is the one I > > want? > > Thanks, > Hamish To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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