Re: TCP/IP and PPP

[stever@gate.net (Steve Reeves)]

In article <6UhZ4.8781$Zm5.592769@bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, krisp
wrote:
>I have been tinkering around with Marinetti TCP/IP stack and had an idea:
>using a NULL modem cable and a linux box (laptop in my case) to run pppd on
>the serial port and fooling marinetti into thinking it dialed and is
>init'ing the ppp link:
[...]
>However, pppd never sets up ppp0, looking at syslog it hangs after the
>connection, and about 45 seconds later it will timeout and drop the
>connection, but the apple still thinks its connected.
>
>Anyone have any idea how to get this working correctly?
>
>DPM

You may want to try running mgetty on that port.  It can detect the PPP
handshake and fire up pppd for you.

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Steve Reeves
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