Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:39:46 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> To: Vadim Belman <voland@plab.ku.dk> Cc: hometeam <hometeam@techpower.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pppd (Re: speaking of 3.4... ) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911231236221.46173-100000@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <85hfidt1zo.fsf@lflat.dp.ua>
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On 23 Nov 1999, Vadim Belman wrote:
> Kris> Most of the changes are linux-specific, since that's all they have
> Kris> for ppp. There are a few extra features, but I don't think there
> Kris> have been many freebsd-applicable bugfixes.
>
> What makes pppd more preferable than the standard ppp? From my
> point of view, they are rather equal in most cases.
The only things I can think of are:
1) if you have a bunch of {Linux|Solaris|...} machines (for which pppd is
the only (at least, only one I know of) free ppp implementation), so you
don't have to learn a new syntax.
2) Better (or at least, deterministic) latency on packets, since they
don't leave the kernel (as with user-mode ppp). I don't know how much of
an effect this is, but it's not likely to be significant for most people.
user-mode ppp (i.e. ppp(8)) is definitely the way to go in freebsd, all
other things being equal. It's well supported, has more features, and is
actively developed.
Kris
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