On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 08:43:47AM +0200, Martin Pieuchot wrote:
> On 26/05/20(Tue) 10:31, Claudio Jeker wrote:
> > [...]
> > npppd(8) is server only it can not establish a connection. pppd(8) on the
> > other hand is more client side (but I think it can do both).
>
> Could someone knowledgable indicate that in the man pages?
well, i don;t qualify as knowledgable about ppp, but i'll bite anyway:
> Currently there is:
>
> npppd ??? new Point-to-Point Protocol daemon
> pppd ??? Point-to-Point Protocol daemon
>
> Confusing...
>
yes. at the time, i think npppd's description made sense - it was
a newer version of the ppp server. i think it was pppd that had
the confusing description, but there was a reason for that too.
wasn;t there an alternative way to do dialup, and pppd was the
kernel method?
i guess i'm going to be burned for that vague text. anyway:
> The DESCRIPTIONs aren't much more helpful :)
>
to be honest, i think they're clear enough. i do dislike the
descriptions: "new" always goes out of date. i personally don;t
have any suggestions though. if we make them the same, they could cause
more confusion (or just as much). we could make pppd client/daemon, and
remove "new" i suppose:
npppd - Point-to-Point Protocol daemon
pppd - Point-to-Point Protocol client/daemon
jmc
