Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 00:15:54 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Adam David <adam@veda.is> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wiring ppp? devices Message-ID: <199706102315.AAA03514@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 10 Jun 1997 02:45:30 -0000." <199706100245.CAA13783@veda.is>
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> Does anyone know how to reserve (for instance) ppp0 so that only /dev/ttyd0
> can ever claim it? How is it done, and where should I be looking for this
> information?
>
> --
> Adam David <adam@veda.is>
I dunno about ppp0, but you could reserve tun0 (from ppp) by renaming
the device:
# cd /dev
# mv tun0 anamethatonlyIknow
Ppp will happily skip onto tun1.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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