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| author | Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com> | 2000-01-03 18:28:36 +0000 |
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| committer | Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com> | 2000-01-03 18:28:36 +0000 |
| commit | 0173ab87ab54ce46b7c6a229f7937c8e098e5d6c (patch) | |
| tree | b5c7351da0162a78753c790881a285669f8a8a4b /cpukit/pppd | |
| parent | Patch from Eric Norum <eric@cls.usask.ca>: (diff) | |
| download | rtems-0173ab87ab54ce46b7c6a229f7937c8e098e5d6c.tar.bz2 | |
Comments added and some messages translated from Polish.
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diff --git a/cpukit/pppd/README b/cpukit/pppd/README index f33926e326..8002d3e280 100644 --- a/cpukit/pppd/README +++ b/cpukit/pppd/README @@ -10,4 +10,49 @@ ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp NOTE: As of 11/30/1999, the current version of this source is 2.3.10. The port was performed by Tomasz Domin <dot@comarch.pl> of ComArch SA -and has only been tested on the mpc823. +and has only been tested on the mpc823. The modem driver should +work with minor modifications on other systems. +================================================================= +Some comments: + ++ "SetStatusInfo is a function which displays given message on + bottom side of the screen." + + The issue of how to deal with SetStatusInfo in a generic, portable + fashion is still open. + ++ "Dialer returns positive integer when an error occurs, and negative one + which is parsed from modem aswer, when connection is done (for example + -28000 if connection speed is 28000 baud ...)" + ++ PPP_User/PPP_Password + "When this field is set, it is sent to the server when there is need + to login .... + When it is blank - it is using other method of authentification ... or + none ... + PPP_Password is also used in CHAT and PAP - because there is no + configuration files in RTEMS ..." + + This falls into the general question of how to generally configure this. + ++ ConnectionStatus + + This is the method of synchronization between pppd task and others. + ConnectionStatus field is set by pppd - when connection occurs it`s state + is set to Connected. WantConnection is set by client application (and + the appriopriate event is sent then) so pppd knows what user wants to do ... + ++ Around line 270 of main.c, there is code to change the default + nameserver... why? + + Becouse in my application user can change it anytime ... - without need of + rebooting the system + When PPP connection is configured there is needed additional info about + nameservers - PPP layer cant discover them itself + + + + + + + |