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+.Dd May 19, 1997
+.Dt SPPP 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sppp
+.Nd point to point protocol network layer for synchronuous lines
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Cd "pseudo-device sppp" Op Ar count
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+network layer implements the state machine and the Link Control
+Protocol (LCP) of the
+.Em point to point protocol (PPP)
+as described in RFC 1661.  Note that this layer does not provide
+network interfaces of its own, it is rather intended to be layered on
+top of drivers providing a synchronuous point-to-point connection that
+wish to run a PPP stack over it.  The corresponding network interfaces
+have to be provided by these hardware drivers.
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+layer provides three basic modes of operation.  The default mode,
+with no special flags to be set, is to create the PPP connection
+(administrative
+.Em Open
+event to the LCP layer) as soon as the interface is taken up with the
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+command.  Taking the interface down again will terminate the LCP layer
+and thus all other layers on top.  The link will also terminate itself as
+soon as no Network Control Protocol (NCP) is open anymore, indicating
+that the lower layers are no longer needed.
+.Pp
+Setting the link-level flag
+.Em link0
+with
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+will cause the respective network interface to go into
+.Em passive
+mode.  This means, the administrative
+.Em Open
+event to the LCP layer will be delayed until after the lower layers
+signals an
+.Em Up
+event (rise of 
+.Dq carrier ) .
+This can be used by lower layers to support
+a dialin connection where the physical layer isn't available
+immediately at startup, but only after some external event arrives.
+Receipt of a
+.Em Down
+event from the lower layer will not take the interface completely down
+in this case.
+.Pp
+Finally, setting the flag
+.Em link1
+will cause the interface to operate in
+.Em dial-on-demand
+mode.  This is also only useful if the lower layer supports the notion
+of a carrier (like with an ISDN line).  Upon configuring the
+respective interface, it will delay the administrative
+.Em Open
+event to the LCP layer until either an outbound network packet
+arrives, or until the lower layer signals an
+.Em Up
+event, indicating an inbound connection.  As with passive mode, receipt
+of a
+.Em Down
+event (loss of carrier) will not automatically take the interface down,
+thus it remains available for further connections.
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+layer supports the
+.Em debug
+interface flag that can be set with
+.Xr ifconfig 8 .
+If this flag is set, the various control protocol packets being
+exchanged as well as the option negotiation between both ends of the
+link will be logged at level
+.Dv LOG_DEBUG .
+This can be helpful to examine configuration problems during the first
+attempts to set up a new configuration.  Without this flag being set,
+only the major phase transitions will be logged at level
+.Dv LOG_INFO .
+.Pp
+It is possible to leave the local interface IP address open for
+negotiation by setting it to 0.0.0.0.  This requires that the remote
+peer can correctly supply a value for it based on the identity of the
+caller, or on the remote address supplied by this side.  Due to the
+way the IPCP option negotiation works, this address is being supplied
+late during the negotiation, which might cause the remote peer to make
+wrong assumptions.
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Bl -diag
+.It <ifname><ifnum>: <proto> illegal <event> in state <statename>
+An event happened that should not happen for the current state
+the respective control protocol is in.  See RFC 1661 for a description
+of the state automaton.
+.It <ifname><ifnum>: loopback
+The state automaton detected a line loopback (that is, it was talking
+with itself).  The interface will be temporarily disabled.
+.It <ifname><ifnum>: up
+The LCP layer is running again, after a line loopback had previously
+been detected.
+.It <ifname><ifnum>: down
+The keepalive facility detected the line being unresponsive.
+Keepalive must be explicitly requested by the lower layers in order to
+take place.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr intro 4 ,
+.Xr inet 4 ,
+.Xr ppp 4 ,
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+.Rs
+.%A W. Simpson, Editor
+.%T "The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)"
+.%O RFC 1661
+.Re
+.Rs
+.%A G. McGregor
+.%T "The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)"
+.%O RFC 1332
+.Re
+.Sh AUTHORS
+The original implementation of
+.Nm
+was written in 1994 at Cronyx Ltd., Moscow by Serge Vakulenko, now
+<vak@cronyx.ru>.
+.ie t J\(:org Wunsch
+.el Joerg Wunsch
+<joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> rewrote a large part in 1997 in order
+to fully implement the state machine as described in RFC 1661, so it
+could also be used for dialup lines.  He also wrote this man page.
+.Sh BUGS
+Many.
+.Pp
+Currently, only the
+.Em IPCP
+control protocol and
+.Xr ip 4
+network protocol is supported.
+.Pp
+Negotiation loop avoidance is not yet implemented.  If the negotiation
+doesn't converge, this will likely cause an endless loop.
+.Pp
+The various parameters that should be adjustable per RFC 1661 are
+currently hard-coded into the kernel.
+.Pp
+.Em Passive
+mode has not really been tested yet.
+.Pp
+More NCPs should be implemented, as well as other control protocols
+for authentication and link quality reporting.
+.Pp
+IPCP should support VJ header compression.
+.Pp
+Link-level compression protocols should be supported.