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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!palms.znet.net.au!nigel From: nigel@znet.net.au (Nigel Gorry) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Why doesn't 2.1.6's generic kernel support PPP Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 08:07:41 Organization: Zed.Net Internet Services Lines: 19 Message-ID: <nigel.30.00082115@znet.net.au> References: <nigel.29.0015C65A@znet.net.au> <581muo$br@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> <32A589D7.446B9B3D@quickweb.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: palms.znet.net.au X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] Thanks to all those that offered to compile a kernel for me. I now have the new kernel installed and running >Or just user the "userland" ppp -- it uses the tun0 device, which IS in >the Generic kernel. Type man ppp to find out more - it's quite neat, you >just type 'ppp', and you're off to the races.. You can automate the >dialing in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and automate the addition of routes to >your routing table in /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup. I've been using the >userlevel ppp for quite some time, and it performs quite well. In tests I conducted I found kernel PPP to be slightly more efficient than iijppp when my machine is running as a router between Ethernet & PPP. A nice addition to the FAQ would be the advantages & disadvantages of each type of PPP. Cheers Nigel