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From: "Lenzi, Sergio" <lenzi@bsi.com.br>
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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: pppd & natd problem turnaround..
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On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Bruce Evans wrote:

> ISTR this bug from a few years ago.  The fix may have been to fix splimp()
> to prevent a race.  2.2 has a similar bug in splimp().  It only occurs
> when neither pppd nor slip is configured in the kernel and the pppd LKM
> is used.  Do you have this configuration?
> 
> >A turnaround is to replace m_len to ZERO whenever is less then zero.
> >
> >I know it is not the best, but it works for now.
> 
> Better find the real bug.  m->m_len < 0 "can't happen".
> 
Shure it can't happen...

My site as both slip and ppp configured in kernel


Sergio Lenzi.

Unix consult.