shaul wrote:
I want to set up a *dynamic* PPP connection over an Ethernet connection (at
least, that is what I think).
Can you tell me what are the available tools ?
Why would you want a dynamic ip?
Dynamic IP is much cheaper. Currently this is what I asked the ISP to provide
me.
On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 12:13:17AM +0300, shaul wrote:
I have 2 Ethernet devices that are connected by a NULL Ethernet cable.
My problem with it is that unless I plug out the cable while the system
boots and plug it in later, the devices do not speak with each other.
- What is the wiring on
On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 12:20:26AM +0300, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote:
BTW: How can root put raw data on the Ethernet device ? If there
is no /dev for it, then how can someone open this device?
You may try to look on packet(4), but I don't know if it will get you
to what you
Hello,
I have 2 Ethernet devices that are connected by a NULL Ethernet cable.
My problem with it is that unless I plug out the cable while the system
boots and plug it in later, the devices do not speak with each other.
Any comments ?
s BTW: How can root put raw data on the Ethernet device ? If there is no /dev
s for it, then how can someone open this device ?
You may try to look on packet(4), but I don't know if it will get you to
what you want. I have an impression that it's best to use devices
specialised for your
s As it seems to me now, I will either have to start learning the
s PPP source, or get myself another router.
Router would be not bad :) If you can't or won't, you will have to make
some PPP - or fool pppd into thinking that you have serial line (like
writing gateway from /dev/ptyXX to your
