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author | Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-05-05 05:11:37 +0000 |
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committer | Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-05-05 05:11:37 +0000 |
commit | e23ea932879d6de5ab462d6c20914e0ec7e031a2 (patch) | |
tree | 7d288f3792c0bf177a8c2e35dd339f624ddd2c7f /net/mpd/pkg-descr | |
parent | 17c9f182d1e8102380d6f4cd200ce97949f68f80 (diff) |
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diff --git a/net/mpd/pkg-descr b/net/mpd/pkg-descr index 13a39cea9c68..787a3e428623 100644 --- a/net/mpd/pkg-descr +++ b/net/mpd/pkg-descr @@ -1,61 +1,20 @@ -MPD MULTI-LINK PPP DAEMON FOR FREEBSD - -Version 2.0b1 -Written by Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com> -Based on IIJ-PPP by Toshiharu OHNO <tony-o@iij.ad.jp> - -* WHAT IS IT? - - A user-mode PPP daemon based on iij-ppp which supports multi-link PPP. - It is a complete re-write of the original iij-ppp code. - -* HOW STABLE IS IT? - - Most of this code has been thoroughly tested. Some parts, such - as compression, have not been tested very much at all. However, - the core of the daemon is very solid. - -* HOW DO I BUILD AND INSTALL IT? - - cd src - make depend all install - -* HOW DO I SET IT UP? - - Complete documentation is included in the "doc" subdirectory. - - You will need to create your own versions of the four required - configuration files in /etc/ppp: - - mpd.conf - General configuration - mpd.links - Description of available links - mpd.script - Modem scripts - mpd.secret - Login/password pairs - - If you're familiar with iij-ppp, the configuration method is - similar: commands are read from a file. - - Check the "conf" subdirectory for configuration file examples. - - Then append the following lines to /etc/syslog.conf and create an - empty /var/log/mpd.log file to get proper logging: - - !mpd - *.* /var/log/mpd.log - - Add a corresponding line to /etc/newsyslog.conf as well to get - proper log rotation. - - If you want to start it as a background daemon at boot time, - add the appropriate line to /etc/rc.local, e.g.: - - echo -n " mpd" ; /usr/local/bin/mpd -b - -* WHAT'S THE COPYRIGHT STATUS? - - Berkeley style: see ``COPYRIGHT.iij'' and ``COPYRIGHT.whistle''. - -* WHERE CAN I GO FOR HELP? - - Email questions to the freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list. - +Mpd is a user-mode implementation of the PPP protocol for FreeBSD. +It supports several of the numerous PPP sub-protocols and extensions, +such as: + + Multi-link PPP capability + PAP, CHAP, and MS-CHAP authentication + DES encryption + +Mpd also includes many additional features: + + Dial-on-demand with idle timeout + Multiple active connections running simultaneously + Dynamic demand based link management (also known as ``rubber bandwidth'') + Powerful chat scripting language for asynchronous serial ports + Pre-tested chat scripts for automatic configuration of several + common modems and ISDN terminal adapters + Support for the Netgraph kernel networking system + Support for tunnelling PPP over TCP, and UDP + Clean device-type independent design + Comprehensive logging |