🚀 go-pugleaf

Graham E Kinns (Graham@grempc.demon.co.uk) wrote:

> The only source files that were altered between the 2.16 and 2.16d 
> release were:

[snip]

>  pppfsm.c
>    In fsm_start() forces FSM_ACTIVE in fsm_p->flags - IMHO you don't 
>    need this at all, just ensure in autoexec.net you have the lines
>      ppp sl0 lcp open active
>      ppp sl0 ipcp open active

You are correct, however we took the decision that asking several
hundered potentially non-technnical users to manually edit a
working autoexec.net file would a) be silly and b) place an
unwelcome load on our support service.

> If you're using up/down scripts you'll find that they no longer work 
> since the remote link address isn't determined (the Ascends only 
> support the newer IPCP type 3 address negotiation, KA9Q only has the 
> earlier, now deprecated, type 1)  To work round it, use an address of 
> [0.0.0.0] in ~/scripts.  If you do need this feature to work with 
> other ISPs, I have a working patch ...

So have I, it comprises only changes in the PPP code modules,
however it completely breaks the telnet function for some strange
reason I have not yet determined. This is why it has not been
released.

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