Hi Zhenhua,

Zhang, Zhenhua wrote:
Hi Steven,

Steven wrote:
Hi Zhenhua

Zhang, Zhenhua wrote:
Hi Steven,

Steven wrote:
Hi,

In function ppp_receive, we first check the protocol type of this
frame like:

  guint16 protocol = ppp_proto(buf);

and here we assumed the length of the protocol field is 16 bits,
but in RFC 1661, the protocol field should be one or two octets.

"The Protocol field is one or two octets, and its value identifies
the datagram encapsulated in the Information field of the packet."

why we given the assumption that protocol field is 16 bit length?
First I am not ppp expert. :-).

If you take look at pppd source code, main.c, get_input() also
always fetch two bytes 'protocol' for struct protent as well.
Can you give a case we failed in our ppp stack?
If you interested in this topic, you can reference RFC 1661 Section
6.5, which said

--------------
This Configuration Option provides a method to negotiate the
compression of the PPP Protocol field. By default, all
implementations MUST transmit packets with two octet PPP Protocol
fields.
PPP Protocol field numbers are chosen such that some values may be
compressed into a single octet form which is clearly
distinguishable from the two octet form. This Configuration
Option is sent to inform the peer that the implementation can
receive such single octet Protocol fields.
-------------

In our current source code, because we only negotiate two
configuration options - REQ_OPTION_MRU and REQ_OPTION_ACCM. so it's okey for our PPP
stack.

Yes. It's handled in the LCP layer. The code is majorly implemented by Kristen 
and Denis. Maybe they could have more comments on that.

But some carriers, like China Telecom or Sprint Network etc, will
support the full configuration
options(Magic-Number,Protocol-Field-Compression,Address-and-Control-Field-Compression),
So if PFC option is used ,our code will got wrong with ppp_receive().

Agree, we don't have pcompress, accompression like pppd yet. So patches are 
welcome to improve that part.

Btw, I do see some code related with MAGIC_NUMBER in ppp_lcp.c.


I will check it.

We should first check if PPP protocol field is compressed or not, and
then get the right protocol value to form a 16 bits protocol field,
  and pass this value to the rest functions.

Because of my company's security policy ,I can't provide a patch for
this issue. But i can provide a method for doing this. Here it is.

I don't understand why having such policy at all. Your code defintely won't 
leak any IP since we all follow with the standard spec.



In my company, i can't using git, usb or any other thing which contact with the outer world, but the only thing i can use to contact with the outer world is MY THUNDERBIRD!!!:(, It's a awful thing.

Maybe i can commit my patch when i go home:), if my son doesn't annoy me.

First byte of PPP protocol field may be compressed, if the LS bit is 1
then this indicates that the upper protocol us compressed, because the
upper byte should be even, the lower byte should be odd.

In CDMA 2000 environment, just as the Sprint Network, PPP should
  support a compressed protocol field. Is there anything difference
between GSM and CDMA?

B.R

Steven
B.R

Steven


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