Users of ISDN dialup lines (such as me) cannot use wmppp as shipped, because it rejects to use any device except those beginning with `ppp'.
The patch attached solves this. Based on the patch by Juan Cespedes <[email protected]>. See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=97509. --- wmppp.app/wmppp/wmppp.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/wmppp.app/wmppp/wmppp.c b/wmppp.app/wmppp/wmppp.c index 8415b7f..7287aa8 100644 --- a/wmppp.app/wmppp/wmppp.c +++ b/wmppp.app/wmppp/wmppp.c @@ -310,10 +310,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { usage(); exit(1); } + /* following removed to allow experiments with + * new devices, i.e. ippp + */ +#if 0 if (strncmp(argv[i+1], "ppp", 3)) { usage(); exit(1); } +#endif active_interface = argv[i+1]; i++; break; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected].
