X-Git-Url: http://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=0e108033db11921de81e27a8f26345df4ed3df85;hp=6f47b73e83299d6343c6403e2ffb644592570282;hb=e28f47d5e53abe7317d9a82703bbbee044482d4f;hpb=192a503e77660bc6788544a402f2c4048a97ccab diff --git a/README b/README index 6f47b73..0e10803 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -58,10 +58,31 @@ kernel using a `modload' facility. On others, the kernel image has to be recompiled and the system rebooted. See the README.* files for details. +N.B. Since 2.3.0, leaving the permitted IP addresses column of the +pap-secrets or chap-secrets file empty means that no addresses are +permitted. You need to put a "*" in that column to allow the peer to +use any IP address. (This only applies where the peer is +authenticating itself to you, of course.) -What's new in ppp-2.3.2. + +What's new in ppp-2.3.3. ************************ +* Fixed compilation problems under SunOS. + +* Fixed a bug introduced into chat in 2.3.2, and compilation problems +introduced into the MS-CHAP implementation in 2.3.2. + +* The linux kernel driver has been updated for recent 2.1-series +kernel changes, and it now will ask kerneld to load compression +modules when required, if the kernel is configured to support kerneld. + +* Pppd should now compile correctly under linux on systems with glibc. + + +What was new in ppp-2.3.2. +************************** + * In 2.3.1, I made a change which was intended to make pppd able to detect loss of CD during or immediately after the connection script runs. Unfortunately, this had the side-effect that the connection @@ -71,8 +92,35 @@ reversed. * Fix compilation problems in the Linux kernel driver. -What's new in ppp-2.3. -********************** +What was new in ppp-2.3.1. +************************** + +* Enhancements to chat, thanks to Francis Demierre. Chat can now +accept comments in the chat script file, and has new SAY, HANGUP, +CLR_ABORT and CLR_REPORT keywords. + +* Fixed a bug which causes 2.3.0 to crash Solaris systems. + +* Bug-fixes and restructuring of the Linux kernel driver. + +* The holdoff behaviour of pppd has been changed slightly: now, if +the link comes up for IP (or other network protocol) traffic, we +consider that the link has been successfully established, and don't +enforce the holdoff period after the link goes down. + +* Pppd should now correctly wait for CD (carrier detect) from the +modem, even when the serial port initially had CLOCAL set, and it +should also detect loss of CD during or immediately after the +connection script runs. + +* Under linux, pppd will work with older 2.2.0* version kernel +drivers, although demand-dialling is not supported with them. + +* Minor bugfixes for pppd. + + +What was new in ppp-2.3. +************************ * Demand-dialling. Pppd now has a mode where it will establish the network interface immediately when it starts, but not actually bring @@ -179,4 +227,4 @@ The primary site for releases of this software is: ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ -($Id: README,v 1.10 1997/11/27 05:58:46 paulus Exp $) +($Id: README,v 1.11 1998/02/04 01:33:10 paulus Exp $)