From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 12 19:31:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA12151 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:31:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA11982 for ; Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:31:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA21943; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:24:11 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199804130224.DAA21943@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: Frank Pawlak cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel PPP In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 12 Apr 1998 18:09:53 CDT." <199804122309.SAA01830@darkstar.connect.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:24:11 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Greg, > > I have a working kernel PPP config -- yes if it ain't broke don't fix > it -- > > I was reading the pertinent chapter in The Complete FreeBSD, Chap 23 in > the kernel config section p368 and did like so: > > pseudo-device PPP > options PPP_BSDCOMP > options PPP_DEFLATE > > Compiled kernel, so far so good. > > entered deflate 12,12 in /etc/ppp/options > > When I call up ppp it whines deflate command unknown and dies. > > My reason for doing this was to attempt to get better performance from > my dial-up connection. What the @@3## did I miss or do wrong? > > Thanks, Frank I believe deflate capabilities are not available in -stable pppd (only -current). If you want to use them, you'll have to use (user-)ppp. If your version of ppp isn't new enough, download the latest from http://www.FreeBSD.org/~brian -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message