TCP/IP and PPP

["krisp" <krisp@mindcryme.com>]

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:

(--> = marinetti status, # = shell prompt)

--> Initalizing Modem
# echo "OK" >/dev/ttyS0
-->Dialing...
# echo "CONNECT" >/dev/ttyS0
--> Negoatating PPP options...
# pppd ttyS0 19200 192.168.1.25:192.168.1.100 local proxyarp noauth
(Marinetti thinks it is succussfully on the network now)

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