Re: Kernel mode PPPoE or User mode PPPoE
RW writes: > On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:14:40 +0530 > ___ Ashish Shukla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi >> >> I wanted to know if I'm using user-mode PPPoE or kernel-mode PPPoE. >> I'm following the handbook[1] to setup my PPPoE interface. Is there >> any way I can figure out this ? > If you are starting it from the standard rc.d script, you are using > user ppp. > I think kernel ppp is a legacy feature that was used before the > kernel supported tun interfaces. I don't know of any reason for still > using it. Won't you get any speed improvements with PPP connection in kernel-mode PPP as compared to user-mode PPP ? > IIRC with kernel ppp you run pppd (note the d) as root, and the > interface shows-up as ppp0; with user ppp, you run ppp as any user, > and the interface shows-up as tun0. I use 'ppp -ddial my-adsl-provider' and it creates a 'tun0' interface. So this means I'm doing user-mode PPP. Thanks Ashish -- ·-- ·- ·--- ·- ···- ·- ·--·-· --· -- ·- ·· ·-·· ·-·-·- -·-· --- -- pgpGvPds48tpW.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Kernel mode PPPoE or User mode PPPoE
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:14:40 +0530 ___ Ashish Shukla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I wanted to know if I'm using user-mode PPPoE or kernel-mode PPPoE. > I'm following the handbook[1] to setup my PPPoE interface. Is there > any way I can figure out this ? If you are starting it from the standard rc.d script, you are using user ppp. I think kernel ppp is a legacy feature that was used before the kernel supported tun interfaces. I don't know of any reason for still using it. IIRC with kernel ppp you run pppd (note the d) as root, and the interface shows-up as ppp0; with user ppp, you run ppp as any user, and the interface shows-up as tun0. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
