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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1996-10-06 13:32:37 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1996-10-06 13:32:37 +0000
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Add support for the Evil Microsoft ppp extentions. Yes, they did it
on their own without even attempting to get concensus in the IETF, but there are also lots of Win95/NT boxes out there. CLoses PR#1494 Submitted-By: Peter Childs <pjchilds@imforei.apana.org.au>
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
index c3362f6..2c4a1d1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
.\" manual page [] for ppp 0.94 beta2 + alpha
-.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.16 1996/05/02 19:18:47 mpp Exp $
+.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.17 1996/05/11 20:48:40 phk Exp $
.Dd 20 September 1995
.Os FreeBSD
.Dt PPP 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm ppp
.Nd
-Point to Point Protocol (aka iijppp)
+Point to Point Protocol (aka iijppp)
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl auto | Fl direct | Fl dedicated
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ connections.
.It Supports PAP and CHAP authentication.
-
.It Supports Proxy Arp.
When
.Em PPP
@@ -101,6 +100,12 @@ compression pre-compresses
.Em all
data flowing through the link, thus reducing overhead to a minimum.
+.It Supports Microsofts IPCP extentions.
+Name Server Addresses and NetBIOS Name Server Addresses can be negotiated
+with clients using the Microsoft
+.Em PPP
+stack (ie. Win95, WinNT)
+
.It Runs under BSDI-1.1 and FreeBSD.
.El
@@ -421,7 +426,7 @@ See
.Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.filter.example .
-.Sh RECEIVING INCOMING PPP CONNECTIONS
+.Sh RECEIVING INCOMING PPP CONNECTIONS (Method 1)
To handle an incoming
.Em PPP
@@ -469,8 +474,6 @@ file with the following contents:
(You can specify a label name for further control.)
-.El
-
.Pp
Direct mode (
.Fl direct )
@@ -478,7 +481,62 @@ lets
.Nm
work with stdin and stdout. You can also telnet to port 3000 to get
command mode control in the same manner as client-side
-.Nm .
+.Nm.
+
+.It
+Optional support for Microsoft's IPCP Name Server and NetBIOS
+Name Server negotiation can be enabled use
+.Dq enable msext
+and
+.Dq set ns pri-addr [sec-addr]
+along with
+.Dq set nbns pri-addr [sec-addr]
+in your ppp.conf file
+
+.El
+
+.Sh RECEIVING INCOMING PPP CONNECTIONS (Method 2)
+
+This method differs in that it recommends the use of
+.Em mgetty+sendfax
+to handle the modem connections. The latest version 0.99
+can be compiled with the
+.Dq AUTO_PPP
+option to allow detection of clients speaking PPP to the login
+prompt.
+
+Follow these steps:
+
+.Bl -enum
+.It
+Get, configure, and install mgetty+sendfax v0.99 or later (beta)
+making sure you have used the AUTO_PPP option.
+.It
+Edit
+.Pa /etc/ttys
+to enable a mgetty on the port where the modem is attached.
+
+For example:
+
+.Dl cuaa1 "/usr/local/sbin/mgetty -s 57600" dialup on
+
+.It
+Prepare an account for the incoming user.
+.Bd -literal
+Pfred:xxxx:66:66:Fred's PPP:/home/ppp:/etc/ppp/ppp-dialup
+.Ed
+
+.It
+Examine the files
+.Pa /etc/ppp/sample.ppp-dialup
+.Pa /etc/ppp/sample.ppp-pap-dialup
+and
+.Pa /etc/ppp/sample.ppp.conf
+for ideas. ppp-pap-dialup is supposed to be called from
+.Pa /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.conf
+from a line like
+
+.Dl /AutoPPP/ - - /etc/ppp/ppp-pap-dialup
.Sh SETTING IDLE, LINE QUALITY REQUEST, RETRY TIMER
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