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To: leifn@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk (Leif Neland)
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Subject: Re: ppp and dialin on the same port 
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> Is it possible to have a ppp -auto and a dialin (getty, mgetty or
> ifcico) on the same port?

Yep.

> I used to have outgoing uucp and incomming getty on the same port on a
> non-fbsd without problems.
> Does ppp -auto "own" the port even when it is not using it?

Nope.

I've got vgetty accepting voice, modem (w/ auto-ppp) and fax 
connections coming in, and outgoing on-demand ppp and fax.
*Nothing* owns the port when its not using it ;-)

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