Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 18:02:45 -0700 From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> To: Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is PPP now being used by all 3 *BSD's? Message-ID: <199810040102.SAA24516@lestat.nas.nasa.gov>
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On Sat, 3 Oct 1998 19:14:57 -0400 (EDT) Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> wrote: > I got off my ass and am writing an article on creating a dial on demand > ppp router for small ofices and lans and had "FreeBSD" strewn throughout > but decided I would rather use "*BSD" instead to show a more united front > and attempt to include everyone. But I didnt know if all 3 are using the > brian's ppp work? I assume so but I wanted to know for sure. > Anyone? NetBSD uses in-kernel PPP, not userland PPP. pppd(8) does the PPP connection setup, and control messages, and stuff... but framing et al are all handled in the kernel by if_ppp.c Note that the PPP package we use also supports demand-dial and whatnot. Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: +1 408 866 1912 NAS: M/S 258-5 Work: +1 650 604 0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: +1 650 940 5942 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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