X-Git-Url: http://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=67d12661298baa341d2e6a0ddcee74c6775096b6;hp=8ffb816218a8a04f7980c4c6fe24270bcdac6bec;hb=cdf190cec5f5b656df4adf841e3a08d0caf2f5a2;hpb=fe4856edeac74e23bbdf04c08ae2b386298981bf diff --git a/README b/README index 8ffb816..67d1266 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Introduction. The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard way to establish a network connection over a serial link. At present, this package supports IP and the protocols layered above IP, such as TCP and UDP. -The Linux port of this package also has support for IPX. +The Linux and Solaris ports of this package have optional support for +IPV6; the Linux port of this package also has support for IPX. This software consists of two parts: @@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ that system. The supported systems, and the corresponding README files, are: Linux README.linux - Solaris 2 README.sol2 + Solaris README.sol2 SunOS 4.x README.sunos4 In each case you start by running the ./configure script. This works @@ -56,9 +57,40 @@ use any IP address. (This only applies where the peer is authenticating itself to you, of course.) -What's new in ppp-2.4.0. +What's new in ppp-2.4.1. ************************ +* Pppd can now print out the set of options that are in effect. The + new `dump' option causes pppd to print out the option values after + option parsing is complete. The `dryrun' option causes pppd to + print the options and then exit. + +* The option parsing code has been fixed so that options in the + per-tty options file are parsed correctly, and don't override values + from the command line in most cases. + +* The plugin option now looks in /usr/lib/pppd/ (for + example, /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.1b1) for shared objects for plugins if + there is no slash in the plugin name. + +* When loading a plugin, pppd will now check the version of pppd for + which the plugin was compiled, and refuse to load it if it is + different to pppd's version string. To enable this, the plugin + source needs to #include "pppd.h" and have a line saying: + char pppd_version[] = VERSION; + +* There is a bug in zlib, discovered by James Carlson, which can cause + kernel memory corruption if Deflate is used with the lowest setting, + 8. As a workaround pppd will now insist on using at least 9. + +* Pppd should compile on Solaris and SunOS again. + +* Pppd should now set the MTU correctly on demand-dialled interfaces. + + +What was new in ppp-2.4.0. +************************** + * Multilink: this package now allows you to combine multiple serial links into one logical link or `bundle', for increased bandwidth and reduced latency. This is currently only supported under the @@ -113,7 +145,7 @@ If you find bugs in this package, please report them to the maintainer for the port for the operating system you are using: Linux Paul Mackerras -Solaris 2 Adi Masputra +Solaris James Carlson SunOS 4.x Adi Masputra @@ -133,4 +165,4 @@ The primary site for releases of this software is: ftp://linuxcare.com.au/pub/ppp/ -($Id: README,v 1.23 2000/04/13 11:59:40 paulus Exp $) +($Id: README,v 1.25 2002/09/07 06:07:48 carlsonj Exp $)