Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:18:16 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> To: Josh Tiefenbach <josh@zipperup.org> Cc: David Gilbert <dgilbert@velocet.ca>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPPoE offer. Message-ID: <19990930081816.K86792@florence.pavilion.net> In-Reply-To: <19990929200309.A96281@zipperup.org> References: <14322.15597.505566.676863@trooper.velocet.ca> <19990929211210.H86792@florence.pavilion.net> <19990929200309.A96281@zipperup.org>
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On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 08:03:09PM -0400, Josh Tiefenbach wrote: > > Dave, > > > > As far as I'm aware it _does_ work - in the form of user-ppp (/usr/sbin/ppp), > > maintained by Brian. Why do you need to use kernel ppp - it's a mess :) > > Really? I was under the impression that it doesnt. I'll have to go check the > -current code, but last I heard from Brian was that adding PPPoE to user-ppp > was problematic from a design standpoint, and that he'd have to contemplate it > a bit. I havent seen anything in the commit messages since to indicate that > he's added it. > > If he has, that'll mean my weekend project of adding client support will have > been obviated :) > > josh Maybe I've got it wrong then, but he can definitely use user-ppp to make ppp over IP tunnels - is PPPoE mac address to mac address connectivity? Joe -- Josef Karthauser FreeBSD: How many times have you booted today? Technical Manager Viagra for your server (http://www.uk.freebsd.org) Pavilion Internet plc. [joe@pavilion.net, joe@uk.freebsd.org, joe@tao.org.uk] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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