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author | brian <brian@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-06-11 11:27:18 +0000 |
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committer | brian <brian@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-06-11 11:27:18 +0000 |
commit | cacd46046aaf15f05a1e557bd4132786e487df31 (patch) | |
tree | f2f0e703ea3c7e09db25a486c2365f96ccd0911d /usr.sbin/ppp | |
parent | fd0b9bf38b71252225e611e3b6af8d2d55ab2030 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-cacd46046aaf15f05a1e557bd4132786e487df31.zip FreeBSD-src-cacd46046aaf15f05a1e557bd4132786e487df31.tar.gz |
Describe why a ``magic'' enddisc is not always a good idea.
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ppp')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 | 13 |
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 index 40aa8a6..1e6e87a 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.173 1999/06/09 16:54:04 brian Exp $ +.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.174 1999/06/10 00:17:27 brian Exp $ .Dd 20 September 1995 .nr XX \w'\fC00' .Os FreeBSD @@ -3800,7 +3800,16 @@ is usually done prior to any .Dq set ifaddr commands. .It Li magic -A 20 digit random number is used. +A 20 digit random number is used. Care should be taken when using magic +numbers as restarting +.Nm +or creating a link using a different +.Nm +invocation will also use a different magic number and will therefore not +be recognised by the peer as belonging to the same bundle. This makes it +unsuitable for +.Fl direct +connections. .It Li psn Ar value The given .Ar value diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 index 40aa8a6..1e6e87a 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 +++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.173 1999/06/09 16:54:04 brian Exp $ +.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.174 1999/06/10 00:17:27 brian Exp $ .Dd 20 September 1995 .nr XX \w'\fC00' .Os FreeBSD @@ -3800,7 +3800,16 @@ is usually done prior to any .Dq set ifaddr commands. .It Li magic -A 20 digit random number is used. +A 20 digit random number is used. Care should be taken when using magic +numbers as restarting +.Nm +or creating a link using a different +.Nm +invocation will also use a different magic number and will therefore not +be recognised by the peer as belonging to the same bundle. This makes it +unsuitable for +.Fl direct +connections. .It Li psn Ar value The given .Ar value |