Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:06:17 +0200 From: Bert Driehuis <bert_driehuis@nl.compuware.com> To: ISDN for BSD <freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problems with ppp and idletimeout Message-ID: <35DAA399.BDBD138B@nl.compuware.com> References: <m0z8rdQ-00002IC@bert.kts.org>
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Hellmuth Michaelis wrote:
> > > Which creates another idea:
> > > I'd like to see an interface where the hdlc level is provided to other kernel
> > > modules, so that, e.g., I could do:
>
> This interface exists (/dev/i4brbch<n>, rbch = Raw B-CHannel access) in a
> rudimentary form.
Errr yes, but the ditty I put together had not reflection in device land. It
shows up in the kernel as ibc<n>, in exactly the same way a physical
synchronous interface shows up op BSD/OS. The device can be manipulated with
ifconfig, and ppp just "knows" how to talk to it. Of course, the sync PPP
driver isn't really tailored towards dialup, so there's some raw edges there,
but on the whole it works enough not to bother with the BISDN version... I'll
have to come up with *something* to manage the connection, so...
The BSD/OS kernel interface to point-to-point devices is pretty neat.
Cheers,
-- Bert
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