From e163b2330bc14a74f599ab1854ef9abdad841279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Mackerras Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 03:56:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add sync support --- README.sol2 | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.sol2 b/README.sol2 index 9248e58..5f4f00f 100644 --- a/README.sol2 +++ b/README.sol2 @@ -46,3 +46,57 @@ create an /etc/ppp/ip-up script containing something like this: /usr/sbin/ndd -set /dev/ip ip_forwarding 1 See the man page for ip(7p) for details. + +Synchronous Serial Support. +*************************** + +This version has working but limited support for the on-board synchronous HDLC +interfaces. It has been tested with the /dev/se_hdlc and /dev/zsh drivers. +Synchronous mode was tested with a Cisco router. + +There ppp daemon does not directly support controlling the serial interface. +It relies on the /usr/sbin/syncinit command to initialize HDLC mode and +clocking. + +Some bugs remain: large sized frames are not sent/received properly, and +may be related to the IP mtu. This +may be due to bugs in pppd itself, bugs in Solaris or the serial drivers. +The /dev/zsh driver seems more larger and can send/receive larger frames +than the /dev/se_hdlc driver. There is a confirmed bug with NRZ/NRZI mode +in the /dev/se_hdlc driver, and Solaris patch 104596-11 is needed to correct +it. (However this patch seems to introduce other serial problems. If you +don't apply the patch, the workaround is to change the nrzi mode to yes or +no, whichever works) + +How to start pppd with synchronous support: + +#!/bin/sh + +local=1.1.1.1 # your ip address here +baud=38400 # needed, but ignored by serial driver + +# Change to the correct serial driver/port +#dev=/dev/zsh0 +dev=/dev/se_hdlc0 + +# Change the driver, nrzi mode, speed and clocking to match your setup +# This configuration is for external clocking from the DCE +connect="syncinit se_hdlc0 nrzi=no speed=64000 txc=rxc rxc=rxc" + +/usr/sbin/pppd $dev sync $baud novj noauth $local: connect "$connect" + + +Sample Cisco router config excerpt: + +! +! Cisco router setup as DCE with RS-232 DCE cable +! +! +interface Serial0 + ip address 1.1.1.2 255.255.255.0 + encapsulation ppp + clockrate 64000 + no nrzi-encoding + no shutdown +! + -- 2.39.2