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Date:      Thu, 2 Apr 1998 11:30:47 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Norbert.Schauermann@lrz.tu-muenchen.de
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: iijppp over loopback
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980402112948.9007Z-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <9804020913.AA18158@sun1.lrz-muenchen.de>

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On Thu, 2 Apr 1998 Norbert.Schauermann@lrz.tu-muenchen.de wrote:

> can someone tell me if it is possible to test a PPP-link over the local
> loopback?  I want to test my changes for the user-space-PPP in a
> standalone-system. The only way I thought of could be the loopback
> device.  Is this possible? If yes, what changes do I have to make in the
> configuration files? 

The loopback device is a network interface, not a real device.  How about
a pipe?  mkfifo /tmp/something, and point both ppp's at it.  

A hunch, NOT TESTED ...

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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