From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 20 06:34:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45ECD16A403 for ; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:34:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net (rwcrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.192.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3188D13C465 for ; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:34:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) Received: from goku.pumpky.net (c-24-6-184-124.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[24.6.184.124]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <20070420062439m11005g52oe>; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:24:39 +0000 Received: from goku.pumpky.net (localhost. [127.0.0.1]) by goku.pumpky.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3K6RIfF074603 for ; Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:27:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) Received: (from cjc@localhost) by goku.pumpky.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l3K6RIjk074602 for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:27:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cristclark@comcast.net) X-Authentication-Warning: goku.cjclark.org: cjc set sender to cristclark@comcast.net using -f Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:27:18 -0700 From: "Crist J. Clark" To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070420062718.GA63396@goku.pumpky.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-URL: http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/ Cc: Subject: ppp(8) Over Dedicated Serial Link X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:34:42 -0000 Thought this would be easy. Probably is, but I'm missing something. I'm trying to get two FreeBSD boxes (5.5 and 6.2) to talk to each other over a dedicated serial link with ppp(8). This, to me, sounds exactly what "direct" and "dedicated" mode was designed for. On the PPP "client" I run, # ppp -dedicated hardwire In ppp.conf, hardwire: set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP IPV6CP CCP tun command set speed 115200 On the PPP "server," I'm a little less confident. It sure sounds like "direct" mode is what I want. Since that doesn't connect to a device for me, I thought I'd use ttys(4) to do it, ttyd0 "/usr/sbin/ppp -direct" network on secure I don't think I want or need getty(8) since I'm not interested in doing logins on this link. It's an always up serial line between the hosts. But it's not working. What's the right way to do this? Do I actually need to go in and mess with the gettytab(4)? Why can't the ppp(8) just talk directly to the other end? -- Crist J. Clark | cjclark@alum.mit.edu