-PPP for Linux Version 2.3.7
+PPP for Linux Version 2.3.9
============= based on
- ppp-2.3.7
- March 1999
+ ppp-2.3.9
+ July 1999
-Michael Callahan callahan@maths.ox.ac.uk
-Al Longyear longyear@netcom.com
Paul Mackerras Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au
-Nick Walker nickwalker@email.com
+Al Longyear longyear@netcom.com
+Michael Callahan callahan@maths.ox.ac.uk
Contents:
INTRODUCTION
performance and to make a cleaner separation between the
network-interface and async TTY parts of the ppp driver.
-Nick Walker added the code to query the peer for DNS server addresses.
+Nick Walker added the code to pppd to query the peer for DNS server
+addresses.
+
+
+USING THE NEW PPP KERNEL DRIVER
+
+As of kernel version 2.3.13, the development series of kernels contain
+a new kernel PPP driver, rewritten from scratch by Paul Mackerras.
+This package supports the new driver, although it doesn't include the
+source for the new driver.
+
+The new driver is divided into two files: ppp_generic.c and
+ppp_async.c. The old ppp.c is still present in the kernel sources but
+is not used. If you compile PPP as a module, you will get two
+separate modules, called ppp_generic and ppp_async.
+
+To talk to the new driver, pppd needs to be able to open /dev/ppp,
+character device (108,0). If the special file node /dev/ppp is not
+present, pppd will create it. However, if you are running with /dev
+on a read-only filesystem, pppd will not be able to create /dev/ppp.
+In that instance you should manually create /dev/ppp using the command
+`mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0'.
+
+If you use module autoloading and have PPP as a module, you will need
+to add the following to /etc/conf.modules:
+
+alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
+alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
INSTALLATION
This version of PPP has been tested on various Linux kernel versions
-(most recently 2.0.36 and 2.2.1). It will not work on kernels before
-2.0.0. If you have an earlier kernel, please upgrade to the latest 2.0
-or 2.2 kernel.
+(most recently 2.2.10). It will not work on kernels before 2.0.0. If
+you have an earlier kernel, please upgrade to the latest 2.2-series
+kernel.
joining the PPP channel of linux-activists:
2. Update the kernel sources.
-If you are using a 2.2.x kernel (or a recent 2.1.x kernel), you do not
-need to do this step unless you need the synchronous HDLC support. If
-your kernel is already configured for PPP, then you only need to do
-steps 5 and 6. Otherwise, continue at step 3.
-
-If you are using a 2.0.x kernel, or you need the synchronous HDLC
-support, you need to update the kernel ppp driver to the version in
-this package. You will need a copy of the kernel source tree to do
-this. Issue the command:
+The 2.2.8 and later kernels contains the same PPP kernel driver as is
+in this release. In fact the driver in the kernel sources is slightly
+different from the one in this package as it doesn't include the stuff
+which enables the driver in this package to compile in either the 2.0
+or 2.2 kernel environment, but the two are functionally equivalent.
+If you are using a 2.2.8 or later kernel and your kernel is already
+configured for PPP, then you only need to do steps 5 and 6.
+Otherwise, continue at step 3.
+
+If you are using a 2.3 series kernel, use the kernel driver that is in
+the kernel sources. For 2.3.13 and later, this is the new driver (see
+above).
+
+If you are using a kernel earlier than 2.2.8, you can either use the
+driver in this package or upgrade your kernel to the current 2.2.x
+series kernel (2.2.11, as of the release of ppp-2.3.9). If you choose
+to use the driver in this package, you will need a copy of the kernel
+source tree to compile the driver. Issue the command:
make kernel
from the top level directory. This will install the various include
-files and source files into the proper directory for the linux
-kernel. If you don't have the kernel installed in the /usr/src/kernel
-directory then it will not work. Instead it will print a message to
-the effect that you need to specify the kernel location on the
-kinstall command.
+files and source files into the proper directories in the linux kernel
+source tree. If you don't have the kernel installed in the default
+/usr/src/kernel directory then it will not work. Instead it will print
+a message to the effect that you need to specify the kernel location
+on the kinstall command.
The actual message will say:
PROBLEMS WHICH MAY OCCUR WHILE BUILDING THE KERNEL
-At this time there should not be a problem with the complication of the
+At this time there should not be a problem with the compilation of the
drivers.
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