X-Git-Url: https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=d5e8421a16caa7fb61df1efafcd6a35c7c5bbec4;hp=8dd7db04d4534acaf215ab38a517eac4ef691206;hb=120b6a7624bf435665023adf55861f787c8d08c9;hpb=63c032ad9a0d758264406fe05707fb465ca8350b diff --git a/README b/README index 8dd7db0..d5e8421 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ serial lines. In this first beta release, the ports for SunOS, Solaris, NetBSD and Digital Unix (OSF/1) are believed to be working correctly. The Linux -port mostly works, but still has some known bugs. The remaining ports -haven't been tested extensively. The NeXTStep port is not included -here since it hasn't been updated from 2.2 yet. For information on -its current status, see http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/. +port mostly works, but still has some known bugs (demand dialling +doesn't work correctly). The remaining ports haven't been tested +extensively. The NeXTStep port is not included here since it hasn't +been updated from 2.2 yet. For information on its current status, see +http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/. Introduction. @@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ 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 supports IPX. +The Linux port of this package also has support for IPX. This software consists of two parts: @@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ files, are: System V Release 4 README.svr4 Ultrix 4.x README.ultrix +(Unfortunately, AIX 4 is no longer supported, since I don't have a +maintainer for the AIX 4 port. If you want to volunteer, contact me.) + In each case you start by running the ./configure script. This works out which operating system you are using and creates symbolic links to the appropriate makefiles. You then run `make' to compile the @@ -62,32 +66,31 @@ kernel using a `modload' facility. On others, the kernel image has to be recompiled and the system rebooted. See the README.* files for details. -(Unfortunately, AIX 4 is no longer supported, since I don't have a -maintainer for the AIX 4 port. If you want to volunteer, contact me.) - What's 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 -the link up until it sees some data to be sent. +the link up until it sees some data to be sent. Look for the demand +option description in the pppd man page. * Idle timeout. Pppd will optionally terminate the link if no data packets are sent or received within a certain time interval. * Pppd now runs the /etc/ppp/auth-up script, if it exists, when the peer successfully authenticates itself, and /etc/ppp/auth-down when -the connection is subsequently terminated. +the connection is subsequently terminated. This can be useful for +accounting purposes. * A new packet compression scheme, Deflate, has been implemented. This uses the same compression method as `gzip'. This method is free of patent or copyright restrictions, and it achieves better compression than BSD-Compress. It does consume more CPU cycles for -compression than BSD-Compress, but this won't be a problem for links -running at 100kbit/s or less. +compression than BSD-Compress, but this shouldn't be a problem for +links running at 100kbit/s or less. -* There is now no code in this distribution which is covered by Brad +* There is no code in this distribution which is covered by Brad Clements' restrictive copyright notice. The STREAMS modules for SunOS and OSF/1 have been rewritten, based on the Solaris 2 modules, which were written from scratch without any Clements code. @@ -100,6 +103,15 @@ those columns which would normally display bytes. became noip, +chap became require-chap, etc. The old options are still accepted for compatibility but may be removed in future. +* Pppd now has some options (such as the new `noauth' option) which +can only be specified if it is being run by root, or in an +"privileged" options file: /etc/ppp/options or an options file in the +/etc/ppp/peers directory. There is a new "call" option to read +options from a file in /etc/ppp/peers, making it possible for non-root +users to make unauthenticated connections, but only to certain trusted +peers. My intention is to make the `auth' option the default in a +future release. + * Several minor new features have been added to pppd, including the maxconnect and welcome options. Pppd will now terminate the connection when there are no network control protocols running. The @@ -167,4 +179,4 @@ The primary site for releases of this software is: ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ -($Id: README,v 1.6 1996/07/03 06:47:29 paulus Exp $) +($Id: README,v 1.7 1996/08/28 06:30:32 paulus Exp $)