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Date:      Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:24:11 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Kernel PPP 
Message-ID:  <199804130224.DAA21943@awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 12 Apr 1998 18:09:53 CDT." <199804122309.SAA01830@darkstar.connect.com> 

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> Greg,
> 
> I have a working kernel PPP config -- yes if it ain't broke don't fix
> it -- 
> 
> I was reading the pertinent chapter in The Complete FreeBSD, Chap 23 in
> the kernel config section p368 and did like so:
> 
> pseudo-device 	PPP
> options 	PPP_BSDCOMP
> options 	PPP_DEFLATE
> 
> Compiled kernel, so far so good.
> 
> entered deflate 12,12 in /etc/ppp/options
> 
> When I call up ppp it whines deflate command unknown and dies.
> 
> My reason for doing this was to attempt to get better performance from
> my dial-up connection.  What the @@3## did I miss or do wrong?
> 
> Thanks, Frank

I believe deflate capabilities are not available in -stable pppd 
(only -current).  If you want to use them, you'll have to use 
(user-)ppp.  If your version of ppp isn't new enough, download 
the latest from 

  http://www.FreeBSD.org/~brian

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....



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