>> Is this correct, or does PPP talk direct to the port hardware? > >pppd works through /dev/ttySx >
Not that anyone here is necessarily as unenlightened as me concerning Linux/computing fundamentals, but I learned (or it dawned on me, eventually) something about Linux and PPP recently I'll toss in here. Note that Steven talks about "pppd", while Garry(?) is talking about "PPP". Well, here's what I've learned recently about the terminology (hope it's right): PPP just stands for point-to-point protocol - a protocol by which computers commmunicate remotely over telephone lines. Note that this is not the name of a Linux program, routine, script or whatever. Rather, the thing in Linux that deals with PPP (the protocol) is called "pppd": that stands for "ppp daimon". This is a process that runs in the background in Linux, looking for PPP related requests and activity and administering them within the operating system. I'm going out on a limb a bit here in explaining this, but at least one way to learn is to offer explanations in need of correction where people capable of correcting them are present. Correct away, please. James To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
