Snooping on PPP modem connection.

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From: Ian Stirling
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 00:00

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Anyone know how to take raw bytestreams, and produce a tcpdump-like
dump of the packets going over a PPP connection? Preferably without
having to write a PPP stack.
I'm trying to reverse engineer the protocols used to talk to an online
service, so I can make a linux client.
It's currently running on windows.

I can get bytestreams easily, by making up the appropriate cables,
to take RX/TX to two ports on another PC.
OS I'm running on is linux, but a 95 solution would be fine.

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From: Ian Stirling <0000352FECBD.NO_UCE@mauve.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Snooping on PPP modem connection.
Date: 1998/04/11
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