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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-08-07 15:48:51 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2001-08-07 15:48:51 +0000
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mdoc(7) police:
Avoid using parenthesis enclosure macros (.Pq and .Po/.Pc) with plain text. Not only this slows down the mdoc(7) processing significantly, but it also has an undesired (in this case) effect of disabling hyphenation within the entire enclosed block.
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
index f6d168e..29e7681 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ interactive prompt.
.El
.Pp
One or more configuration entries or systems
-.Pq as specified in Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
+(as specified in
+.Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.conf )
may also be specified on the command line.
.Nm
will read the
@@ -506,7 +507,8 @@ Although not strictly relevant to
.Nm Ns No 's
operation, you should configure your resolver so that it works correctly.
This can be done by configuring a local DNS
-.Pq using Xr named 8
+(using
+.Xr named 8 )
or by adding the correct
.Sq nameserver
lines to the file
@@ -584,7 +586,8 @@ is) use much more reliable checking mechanisms.
Parity has a relatively
huge overhead (a 12.5% increase in traffic) and as a result, it is always
disabled
-.Pq set to Dq none
+(set to
+.Dq none )
when
.Dv PPP
is opened.
@@ -963,7 +966,8 @@ configuration by using the
.Dq set server
command in
.Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.conf ,
-.Pq for example, Dq set server +3000 mypasswd
+(for example,
+.Dq Li "set server +3000 mypasswd" )
and connecting to the diagnostic port as follows:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# pppctl 3000 (assuming tun0)
@@ -1289,7 +1293,7 @@ Add either
.Dq enable chap
or
.Dq enable pap
-.Pq or both
+(or both)
to
.Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
under the
@@ -1365,7 +1369,7 @@ authentication fails.
.Pp
If authentication is successful,
.Ar hisaddr
-.Pq if specified
+(if specified)
is used when negotiating IP numbers.
See the
.Dq set ifaddr
@@ -1551,7 +1555,8 @@ data does not have to be rearranged into packets.
Care should be taken when adding a default route through a tunneled
setup like this.
It is quite common for the default route
-.Pq added in Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup
+(added in
+.Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup )
to end up routing the link's TCP connection through the tunnel,
effectively garrotting the connection.
To avoid this, make sure you add a static route for the benefit of
@@ -1820,7 +1825,7 @@ ppp ON awfulhak> set timeout 600
.Pp
The timeout period is measured in seconds, the default value for which
is 180 seconds
-.Pq or 3 min .
+(or 3 min).
To disable the idle timer function, use the command
.Bd -literal -offset indent
ppp ON awfulhak> set timeout 0
@@ -1847,7 +1852,7 @@ By default,
.Nm
will attempt to use (or be willing to accept) both compression protocols
when the peer agrees
-.Pq or requests them .
+(or requests them).
The deflate protocol is preferred by
.Nm .
Refer to the
@@ -1861,7 +1866,7 @@ by using only one of
.Dq disable deflate
and
.Dq deny deflate
-.Pq assuming that the peer supports both algorithms .
+(assuming that the peer supports both algorithms).
.Pp
By default, when negotiating DEFLATE,
.Nm
@@ -2206,7 +2211,7 @@ to
This tells
.Nm
to add a default route to whatever the peer address is
-.Pq 10.0.0.2 in this example .
+(10.0.0.2 in this example).
This route is
.Sq sticky ,
meaning that should the value of
@@ -2436,7 +2441,8 @@ and
commands.
The
.Sq authname
-.Pq and Sq authkey
+(and
+.Sq authkey )
must be agreed in advance with the peer.
.Pp
Multi-link capabilities are enabled using the
@@ -2449,7 +2455,8 @@ will attempt to negotiate a multi-link connection with the peer.
By default, only one
.Sq link
is available
-.Pq called Sq deflink .
+(called
+.Sq deflink ) .
To create more links, the
.Dq clone
command is used.
@@ -2885,7 +2892,7 @@ Default: Enabled and Accepted.
This option determines if
.Nm
will request and accept requests for short
-.Pq 12 bit
+(12 bit)
sequence numbers when negotiating multi-link mode.
This is only applicable if our MRRU is set (thus enabling multi-link).
.It vjcomp
@@ -3113,7 +3120,8 @@ The option can only be enabled if network address translation is enabled
With this option enabled,
.Nm
will pass traffic for old interface addresses through the NAT engine
-.Pq see Xr libalias 3 ,
+(see
+.Xr libalias 3 ) ,
resulting in the ability (in
.Fl auto
mode) to properly connect the process that caused the PPP link to
@@ -3169,7 +3177,8 @@ is replaced with the interface destination (peer) address.
If the
.Ar add!\&
command is used
-.Pq note the trailing Dq !\& ,
+(note the trailing
+.Dq !\& ) ,
then if the route already exists, it will be updated as with the
.Sq route change
command (see
@@ -3360,7 +3369,7 @@ is specified, only data coming from that IP number is redirected.
.Ar remotePort
must either be
.Dq 0
-.Pq indicating any source port
+(indicating any source port)
or a range of ports the same size as the other ranges.
.Pp
This option is useful if you wish to run things like Internet phone on
@@ -3373,7 +3382,8 @@ This command tells
.Nm
to redirect packets of protocol type
.Ar proto
-.Pq see Xr protocols 5
+(see
+.Xr protocols 5 )
to the internall address
.Ar localIP .
.Pp
@@ -3555,7 +3565,7 @@ is specified, the LCP layer is brought down, but
will not bring the link offline.
It is subsequently possible to use
.Dq term
-.Pq see below
+(see below)
to talk to the peer machine if, for example, something like
.Dq slirp
is being used.
@@ -3598,7 +3608,8 @@ the default route is deleted.
If the
.Ar delete!\&
command is used
-.Pq note the trailing Dq !\& ,
+(note the trailing
+.Dq !\& ) ,
.Nm
will not complain if the route does not already exist.
.It dial|call Op Ar label Ns Xo
@@ -3669,7 +3680,8 @@ Instead of specifying
.Ar mask ,
.Ar /bits
can be used
-.Pq with no space between \&it and Ar addr .
+(with no space between it and
+.Ar addr ) .
If the given address already exists, the command fails unless the
.Dq !\&
is used - in which case the previous interface address entry is overwritten
@@ -4006,7 +4018,8 @@ values.
If the
.Dq !\&
is doubled up
-.Pq to Dq !! ,
+(to
+.Dq !! ) ,
it is treated as a single literal
.Dq !\& ,
otherwise, ignoring the
@@ -4064,7 +4077,8 @@ These settings apply only in multi-link mode and default to zero, zero and
five respectively.
When more than one
.Ar demand-dial
-.Pq also known as Fl auto
+(also known as
+.Fl auto )
mode link is available, only the first link is made active when
.Nm
first reads data from the tun device.
@@ -4825,7 +4839,8 @@ Note that the
argument may be overridden by the third field in the
.Pa ppp.secret
file once the client has authenticated itself
-.Pq if PAP or CHAP are Dq enabled .
+(if PAP or CHAP are
+.Dq enabled ) .
Refer to the
.Sx AUTHENTICATING INCOMING CONNECTIONS
section for details.
@@ -5531,7 +5546,8 @@ Show the current HDLC statistics.
Give a summary of available show commands.
.It show iface
Show the current interface information
-.Pq the same \&as Dq iface show .
+(the same as
+.Dq iface show ) .
.It show ipcp
Show the current IPCP statistics.
.It show layers
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