Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 09:43:32 +0400 (MSD)
From: =?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
To: nnd@itfs.nsk.su
Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: PPP - why set CLOCAL for server ('-direct' mode) ?
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970911093740.25824A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>
In-Reply-To: <5v7s4q$4ne@news.itfs.nsk.su>
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On 11 Sep 1997 nnd@itfs.nsk.su wrote: > So the problem (with me) is in (my) interpretation > of '-direct' mode - I suppose (as mentioned - but not defined - in > ppp manual) that in this case 'ppp' works with 'stdin' and 'stdout' > and it is not ppp's task to talk with 'modem' (there can be no > modem at all on the 'stdin/stdout' ?). Yes. > But then I must ask myself - if this are general > 'stdin/stdout' files - what the hell does 'CLOCAL' means > for them ? CLOCAL returns immediately after open. It is for any class of devices which require connection established. If connection established immediately CLOCAL makes no difference at all. The same words about CLOCAL and hangup operation. > Now I use a compromise - I've patched my 'ppp' and > after that it's behavior is more suitable for my purposes > (at least ppp process on my - server - side of a link > sees the CD drop and exits). Correct fix will be to find why modem code is called and remove this call for -direct case. -- Andrey A. Chernov <ache@null.net> http://www.nagual.pp.ru/~ache/
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