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-# $Id: README.NeXT,v 1.2 1995/12/18 03:29:36 paulus Exp $
+# $Id: README.NeXT,v 1.4 1998/03/26 02:54:17 paulus Exp $
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-This distribution contains a port of PPP-2.2 for NeXT. The full
+This distribution contains a port of PPP-2.3 for NeXT. The full
source code is available as well as an MAB installer package. Since
this project is a continuing effort, you are encouraged to check out
-the WWW page to see if you have the latest software. This is
-especially true if you find you have problems with the version you
-presently use. For more information on the NeXT PPP port see:
- http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/
- -or-
- ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/ppp/
+the "PPP-2.3 for NeXTSTEP" web page to see if you have the latest
+software. This is especially true if you find you have problems with
+the version you presently use. The web site contains a comprehensive
+NeXT specific FAQ, mailing list information, and a bug submission
+form. Please see:
-For more information on PPP in general, you might want to check out:
- http://cs.uni-bonn.de/ppp/faq.html
- -and-
- ftp://morningstar.com/pub/papers/ppp-white-paper.ps.gz
- -and-
- http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/pdial/faq.html
- (This last is a list of internet providers)
+ WWW site: http://www.peak.org/next/ppp/
+ WWW mirror: http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/
+ FTP site: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/internet/ppp/dev
+ FTP Mirror: ftp://ftp.NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE/pub/next/ppp/
-See the file ./README for general information regarding PPP-2.2 for
- all computer systems.
-See the file ./SETUP for general setup information for all computer systems.
-See the file ./NeXT/INSTALL for NeXT Specific installation instructions.
-See the file ./NeXT/README.NeXT for bugs.
+If you use this software and are pleased with its performance, you are
+encouraged to make a donation to support continued development. 50%
+of all donations go to charity. For more information, please see:
+ http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/cgi-bin/PPP/donation
-New to release 0.4.6 (LKS version 4.14)
-=======================================
+It is recommended that you use the PPP installer package to install
+the latest version of PPP. This installer package has been designed
+to make installation of PPP exceedingly easy and includes all the
+documentation you need. However, if you want to manually compile and
+configure PPP, the subdirectory 'NeXT' contains the documentation and
+information you need. You do NOT need to look at these files if you
+use the installer package.
- * Added a kernel optimization that will reduce the
- interrupt load on the CPU. This optimization will
- only work if you use the latest serial drivers supplied
- by NeXT. You can get these drivers off of NeXTAnswers.
- The optimization will not work if you use the Mux serial
- driver. I believe that this optimization will solve many
- of the kernel panics that people have reported.
+ INSTALL - A file giving specific directions for installing
+ ppp-2.3 on a NeXT computer.
- * Added support for Microsoft's extended DNS negotiation.
- This will only be of use for people who server PPP clients
- using Win95, TechSmith Corporation's Foray PPP client
- (http://www.techsmith.com) for WFWG 3.11, or others whose
- client supports this mechanism. Thanks to
- clameter@hur.fuller.edu (Christoph Lameter) for supplying the
- patches. This patch is totally untested since I don't serve
- any clients, and if I did I wouldn't admit to running a
- MicroSloth operating system.
-
- * Various minor fixes to documentation and examples.
-
-
-New to release 0.4.5 (LKS version 4.9 release1)
-======================================
-
- * This release is based on the third beta release of
- PPP-2.2 (ppp-2.2b3.tar.gz) by Paul Mackerras. It will
- probably be the version released along with PPP-2.2.
-
- * Some enhancements to the Example ip-up and ip-down
- scripts.
-
- * Several documentation enhancements to support the
- actual release.
-
- * Removed the new locking code. Temporarily, we continue
- to rely on the old mechanism.
-
- * This program runs on Intel, Moto, and Sparc. It apparently
- runs fine on HP until shutdown. Then there appear to be problems.
- Due to time constraints, this will have to be corrected as a patch.
- As usual, this will be available on ftp.thoughtport.com:/pub/next/ppp/.
-
-
-New to release 0.4.4 (LKS version 4.5)
-======================================
-
- * The netbuf queueing mechanism was significantly
- simplified. It is hoped that some HP memory
- alignment problems were also solved. This may
- help solve some of the mysterious panics others have
- seen.
-
- * A new locking mechanism was implemented that
- may simplify the spl() calls.
-
- * Memory allocation in BSD Compress code was cleaned up in
- an attempt to solve HP alignment problems.
-
- * Thanks go to Pete French <pete@ohm.york.ac.uk> for all the
- above modifications
-
-New to release 0.4.3 (LKS version 4.4)
-======================================
-
- * This release fixes some problems regarding
- HP and SPARC support. It is said to now run
- on Sparc. I would hope HP also but havn't heard
- yet. Thanks to Dave Hess <David-Hess@net.tamu.edu>
- for finding the problems for Sparc.
-
- * Minor documentation fixes.
-
-
-New to release 0.4.0 (LKS version 4.1 - summerb2)
-=================================================
-
- * This release is based on the second beta release
- of PPP-2.2 (ppp-2.2b2).
-
- * The default chat is now the one supplied in the beta
- PPP release. This chat will compile fine using Dev 3.3.
- However, if you are running Dev 3.2, you will not be able
- to compile the default chat (POSIX problems). In this case,
- you may use the old chat (renamed as ./chat/chat.c.3.2).
-
-
-
-New to release 0.4.0 (LKS version 4.0 - summerb1)
-=================================================
-
- * This release is based on the first beta release
- of PPP-2.2 (ppp-2.2b1).
-
- * Chat was updated in the new beta. However, because
- of broken posix functionality under NeXTSTEP (3.2) it
- will not compile properly. Therefore, the old chat
- is being used. The newer chat is backed up as
- ./chat/chat.c.orig. Those with Dev 3.3 may wish to
- try to compile to see if the posix problems were fixed.
-
- * Support for the Microsoft Call Back Configuration Protocol.
- See the file ./README.cbcp.
-
-
-
-New to release 0.3.0 (LKS version 3.0 - summera51)
-=====================================
-
- * This release is the first to be based on the fifth alpha
- release of PPP-2.2 (ppp-2.2a5).
-
- * Major kernel revision. This release attempts to merge
- the LKS written by Perkins and that written by Prindeville/French.
- The hope is that this new merged kernel will allow us to maintain
- one set of sources. This kernel, or a variant thereof, will
- probably be the one that is released with the PPP-2.2 beta
- distribution.
-
- * Fixed a bug that caused problems with NXFax's capability
- to determine port usage.
-
- * Added support for the Berkley Packet Filter (BPF) and tcpdump.
- Use of BPF requires special installation instructions. See
- the installation file for more info.
-
- * Fixed a header include problem that kept sources from compiling
- under NS 3.3 Dev. for m68k. *Sigh* I guess support for m68k
- continues to falter... :(
-
- * Officially changed the name of the log file from:
- /usr/adm/ppp2.2.debug
- -to-
- /usr/adm/ppp2.2.log
- If you are upgrading, you should change the name of the file
- in /etc/syslog.conf. Remember to watch out for the tab character
- and remember to create the initial file. For more information see
- ./NeXT/INSTALL.
-
- This change was done so that the file could be opened from the
- workspace. There was a naming conflict with the .debug extension.
- Note also, that this name is a bit different than that suggested in
- the ./SETUP file.
-
- * Fixed a problem with the pppd option 'local'.
-
-As part of a5:
-
- * Fixed a bug in pppd that would allow service (under some circumstances)
- to peers who refuse to authenticate.
-
- * Fixed a bug with CCP negotiation.
-
- * Fixed a bug that caused negotation with an NT RAS PPP server to fail.
-
-
-New to release 1.9 (LKS version 2.1)
-=====================================
-
- * Support for NS Sparc has been added. Sparc users note, the SUN
- serial driver in the pre-release was not very robust at high speeds.
- This has been fixed for the final release. This could cause problems
- with testing on Sparc. Low bps rates should be OK...like 2400 to
- maybe 9600 with low system activity. Thanks go to
- John Landwehr <John_Landwehr@NeXT.COM> for this work.
-
- * Fixed a nasty little bug that degraded performance of multiple
- interfaces on Intel systems.
-
- * Added support for IP address filtering. This allows
- detection and prevetion of IP address spoofing. Check out
- the new ./pppexclude directory. Thanks to
- Lawrence E. Freil <lef@woods.com> for this code.
-
- * More support for multiple ppp connections to different
- hosts. Check out ./Examples/ppp_multiple_hosts.tar.gz.
- Thanks to Jonathan Adams <jonathan@filoli.com> for this
- code.
-
- * Modified lock file for better UUCP interaction. Special
- thanks to Kim Shrier <kim@tinker.com> for this code.
-
- * Fixed the new 3.3 multicast warning.
-
- * Improved installation documentation.
-
-
-New to release 1.8 (LKS version 1.3)
-=====================================
-
- * Moved to ppp-2.2a4, the fourth alpha release
- from Paul Mackerras <Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au>.
-
- * Fixed a bug that I introduced in 1.7 that could cause
- kernel panics when BSD compression was used in conjunction
- with VJ header compression.
-
- * LKS Numbering Scheme changed (due to my screwup with a4 and CVS).
-
- * Removed support for extra pppd option 'usepty'. Can be done
- with an external program if desired.
-
- * Included the old modified pppstats.c that shows compression
- statistics.
-
-New to release 1.7 (LKS version 1.31)
-=====================================
-
- * Moved packet compression outside the interrupt handler.
- Previously, only packet decompression was done outside.
-
- * Made many enhancements as suggested by Paul Mackerras.
-
- * Fixed a bug that sometimes caused "bad fcs" errors to panic
- the machine.
-
- * Fixed a problem that caused NFS traffic to force
- compression to exit (and sometimes hang NFS).
- NFS traffic works properly now (regardless of the buffer size
- set via the NFSManager.app).
-
- * Fixed a timeout problem in pppd that could sometimes cause
- negotiations to loop endlessly. This fix should eventually make
- it into ppp2.2a4.
-
- * Split code into multiple files for better organization.
-
- * Fixed pppstats to show compression ratios on the proper
- side. Left side is for incoming packets and right side is
- for outgoing packets.
-
- * Added some suggested enhancements to
- pppd. These suggestions were brought up
- on the ports mailing list and will probably
- be included in ppp2.2a4. I added them for
- the interrim. They basically involve better permissions
- for running the ip-up and ip-down scripts. They are now run
- as the effective user-id of pppd. So if you run pppd suid,
- root, then ip-up and ip-down are run as root.
-
- * Corrected several minor documentation problems.
-
-
-New to release 1.6 (LKS version 1.24)
-=====================================
-
- * Added support for HP-PA systems. Many thanks go to
- Alain Fauconnet <af@biomath.jussieu.fr> for his efforts in this
- work.
-
- * Added further performance enhancements to the LKS. This resulted
- in fewer "silo overflows", and thus dropped packets, when operating
- at high speed (>= 38.4KBS) sustained bidirectional transfers over
- multiple interfaces.
-
- * Updated the installation instructions.
-
-
-New to release 1.5 (LKS version 1.22)
-=====================================
-
- * Not a real release. Used for distributing
- tests to HPPA users.
-
-
-New to release 1.4 (LKS version 1.18)
-=====================================
-
- * Fixed problem that delayed many PPP protcol packets from timely
- delivery to pppd.
-
- * Added compression statistics support for pppstats.
-
- * Cleaned up processor priority levels.
-
- * Added better support for netbuf queue monitoring.
-
-
-New to release 1.3 (LKS version 1.16)
-=====================================
-
- * At compile time, you have the option to decompress VJ/BSD
- packets either inside or outside the interrupt handler.
- See the DECOMP_OUT flag in ./NeXT/Makefile. The old
- functionality was to do the work inside the interrupt
- handler. It is probably more appropriate to do it
- outside. Thanks to Pete French <pete@ohm.york.ac.uk> for
- discussion on this topic.
-
- * Added initial support for operation over pseudo
- ttys. See the USEPTY flag in ./pppd/Makefile.NeXT.
- This adds a new option to pppd, "usepty <hostname>".
- If this option is used, pppd will fire up an rlogin
- session to <hostname>. You may then use chat as normal
- to start the remote ppp. Thereafter, the packets flow
- over the rlogin session. This may potentially be used
- to start a new ppp session over an open ppp session.
-
- * Added enhancements and changes suggested for ppp-2.2a3.
- This includes some fixes to the BSD compression code
- that caused it to turn off compression inappropriately
- under error conditions.
-
- * Patched pppd to better support code that sleeps but never
- wakes in ip-up scripts. Thanks to longyear@netcom.com
- (Al Longyear) and Bill Hay <wish@dumain.demon.co.uk>.
-
- * Did more verification with the full version of NXFAX installed.
- Seems to work flawlessly! Thanks to Rick Damon <nxfax@bandw.com>
- at Black and White for his help in the matter.
-
- * Added a new 'Examples' directory to the hierarchy. This
- will become a collecting place for user info.
-
-
-
-New to release 1.2 (LKS version 1.13)
-=====================================
-
- * The system now supports BSD Packet compression using the new CCP.
- Of course, both ends must negotiate this option.
-
-
-New to release 1.1
-==================
-
- * The system now works with the MuX serial driver V1.5. Probably
- version 1.4 also. No changes need to be made to the MuX buffer
- (and DOUBLE_BUFFER) values.
-
- * The system now works when NXFax is installed.
-
- * There have been some internal optimizations for those
- who use the NeXT supplied serial drivers.
-
-
-New to release 1.0
-==================
-
- * On Intel systems, some ioctl calls did not return the proper value.
- This turned out to be a bug in the OS. A true workaround has been
- implemented. The ioctl return value macro is now only used to
- check for return value errors. Flags are now correctly set without
- the macro.
-
- * Multiple interfaces now work properly. The ioctl fix above solved
- the problem of a second interface "stealing" the first interface.
-
- * lcp-echo-failure works.
-
- * We are now using the default pppstats. This was modified to
- use an ioctl to get information. One less program we have to
- support. pppstats no longer requires the SUID bit or the loadable.
-
- * We are now using the default VJ compression code. Another
- file we do not have to support.
-
- * PPP-2.2 uses a new mechanism for determining when to kill pppd.
- This should solve the process group problems we have been
- experiencing.
-
- * Compression is not yet implemented. This release should give you
- the same (but more stable) functionality as the ppp-2.1.2 release.
-
-
-
-For problems, please mail nextppp@listproc.thoughtport.com. Make
-sure you read the TROUBLESHOOTING section in ./NeXT/INSTALL so that
-you send all the appropriate information. Further, there is an
-extensive FAQ available at:
- http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/
+ Examples - This directory provides more examples of
+ scripts and other helpful utilities.
+ NeXT_Version - This file describes what NeXT specific version of
+ PPP-2.3 you have.
+ ChangeLog.rtf - A history of development and bug fixes for ppp-2.3
+ TODO.NeXT - A wishlist for features.
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