From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 8 22:40:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F6D616A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:40:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB1BB43D46 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:40:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j28Me2Q8075825 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:40:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j28Me2KB075824; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:40:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:40:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200503082240.j28Me2KB075824@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "John E. Hein" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17C9016A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:32:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from Daffy.timing.com (mx1.timing.com [206.168.13.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C55843D39 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:32:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhein@timing.com) Received: from gromit.timing.com (gromit.timing.com [206.168.13.209]) by Daffy.timing.com (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j28MWp5i045991 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:32:51 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from jhein@timing.com) Received: from gromit.timing.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gromit.timing.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j28MWp6D053074 for ; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:32:51 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from jhein@gromit.timing.com) Received: (from jhein@localhost) by gromit.timing.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j28MWp4I053073; Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:32:51 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from jhein) Message-Id: <200503082232.j28MWp4I053073@gromit.timing.com> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:32:51 -0700 (MST) From: "John E. Hein" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/78605: ppp man page errors X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "John E. Hein" List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:40:03 -0000 >Number: 78605 >Category: docs >Synopsis: ppp man page errors >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Mar 08 22:40:02 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: John E. Hein >Release: FreeBSD -current, 5.x, 4.x >Organization: Timing Solutions >Environment: System: FreeBSD >Description: The ppp man page refers to 'pseudo-device tun N'. The 'N' is not supported in 4.x and causes config errors in 5.x It also refers the using MAKEDEV for tun devices. This still applies to 4.x, but not 5.x >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: For 6.x & 5.x (4.x still can have the MAKEDEV info): Index: ppp.8.m4 =================================================================== RCS file: /base/FreeBSD-CVS/src/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4,v retrieving revision 1.320 diff -u -r1.320 ppp.8.m4 --- ppp.8.m4 13 Feb 2005 23:45:52 -0000 1.320 +++ ppp.8.m4 8 Mar 2005 22:29:42 -0000 @@ -446,28 +446,11 @@ .It Your kernel must {include} a tunnel device (the GENERIC kernel includes one by default). -If it does not, or if you require more than one tun -interface, you will need to rebuild your kernel with the following line in -your kernel configuration file: +If it does not you will need to rebuild your kernel with the +following line in your kernel configuration file: .Pp -.Dl pseudo-device tun N +.Dl pseudo-device tun .Pp -where -.Ar N -is the maximum number of -.Em PPP -connections you wish to support. -.It -Check your -.Pa /dev -directory for the tunnel device entries -.Pa /dev/tunN , -where -.Sq N -represents the number of the tun device, starting at zero. -If they do not exist, you can create them by running "sh ./MAKEDEV tunN". -This will create tun devices 0 through -.Ar N . .It Make sure that your system has a group named .Dq network >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: