Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 22:19:24 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@render.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tun0/user ppp lockups? Message-ID: <199703212219.WAA18632@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 21 Mar 1997 22:50:09 %2B1100." <Pine.BSF.3.91.970321224517.18394I-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
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> On 21 Mar 1997, Doug Rabson wrote:
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> > I have been using mpd recently with some success. I had a couple of
> > problems with it which I will try to feed back to the author this
> > weekend but it seems basically sound. The code quality seems much
> > better than ppp but it does miss out on a couple of features (term,
> > packet filtering, aliasing). If you need them, you can always use
> > ipfw, I guess.
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> Considering the same author wrote the divert(4) code for ipfw, which has
> led to Charles Mott's aliasing code being turned into a divert(4)-using
> natd, I think this was Archie's intention. Whistle wrote a natd
> themselves for the Interjet, but only released divert(4) and mpd of the
> Interjet, not the natd. (I'm sure Julian or Archie will correct me if I'm
> wrong).
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> Danny
Yeeeesss, I never did understand Whistle's reasons for leaving the divert(4)
stuff in "limbo" and *hinting* at it being useful. I suspect there were
reasons that ought'nt to be discussed.
I *am* interested in getting ppp into a solid state. I lack a bit of
experience (and time) in this environment (*frown*), but I'm getting
the hang of things. mpd capabilities would be nice :)
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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