Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 12:36:26 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Confusion in the ppp chapter. Message-ID: <20030603123626.1853c640.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20030602225402.GA24228@submonkey.net> References: <20030602154831.65269fb7.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20030602225402.GA24228@submonkey.net>
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On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:54:02 +0100 Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 03:48:31PM -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > 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. > > Tom, > > It's not what you were thinking. > > It's referring to ppp's ability to answer incoming calls for a login session > (i.e., if I want to dial into a machine to fix it). The question is just > referring to the case where you may also want to allow someone connected this > way to access other machines on the LAN (as opposed to only the machine that > they have dialled in to). > > Hope that makes sense now. > See, I did read it like that, but the title for that paragraph bothers me. For some reason, it drives me nuts. I was thinking of just rewording the title, or checking to see whether or not it could be moved to another area. What do you think? -- Tom Rhodes
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