update for 2.3.8

[ppp.git] / README.linux

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@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-PPP for Linux                                             Version 2.3.6
+PPP for Linux                                             Version 2.3.8

 =============                                                  based on
 =============                                                  based on

-                                                              ppp-2.3.6
-                                                          February 1999
+                                                              ppp-2.3.8
+                                                               May 1999

 
 

-Michael Callahan    callahan@maths.ox.ac.uk
-Al Longyear         longyear@netcom.com

 Paul Mackerras      Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au
 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
 
   Contents:
     INTRODUCTION


@@ -84,13 +83,14 @@ Paul Mackerras rewrote and restructured the code for improved
 performance and to make a cleaner separation between the
 network-interface and async TTY parts of the ppp driver.
 
 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 pppd to query the peer for DNS server
+addresses.

 
 

-Nick Walker added the code to query the peer for DNS server addresses.

 
 INSTALLATION
 
 This version of PPP has been tested on various Linux kernel versions
 
 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
+(most recently 2.0.36 and 2.2.8). 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.
 
 2.0.0. If you have an earlier kernel, please upgrade to the latest 2.0
 or 2.2 kernel.
 


@@ -165,22 +165,28 @@ set of symbolic links to the makefiles. They should link 'Makefile' to
 
 2. Update the kernel sources.
 
 
 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.  If your kernel is already configured for PPP,
-then you only need to do steps 5 and 6.  Otherwise, continue at step 3.
+The 2.2.8 kernel 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 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 2.0.x kernel, 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:
+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 2.2.8.  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
 
 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:
 
 
 The actual message will say: