From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 3 09:54:49 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 B1C5237B401; Tue, 3 Jun 2003 09:54:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAEFC43F85; Tue, 3 Jun 2003 09:54:48 -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 h53GslHW025248; Tue, 3 Jun 2003 12:54:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 12:36:26 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes To: Ceri Davies Message-Id: <20030603123626.1853c640.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20030602225402.GA24228@submonkey.net> References: <20030602154831.65269fb7.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20030602225402.GA24228@submonkey.net> 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 cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 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: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 16:54:50 -0000 On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:54:02 +0100 Ceri Davies 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