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diff --git a/handbook/userppp.sgml b/handbook/userppp.sgml index 9f8525fbb4..b99f17d869 100644 --- a/handbook/userppp.sgml +++ b/handbook/userppp.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Id: userppp.sgml,v 1.3.2.1 1996-01-31 14:32:32 mpp Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: userppp.sgml,v 1.3.2.2 1996-06-19 20:28:30 jkh Exp $ --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <sect>Setting up user PPP<label id="userppp"> @@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ (and above). I hope this document turns into a collaborative effort, largely - because I am not really much of an authority on PPP. I've got + because I am not really much of an authority on PPP. I have got it working, and want to pass on details of what I did so that - other people can get it working. But I'm not 100% clear on some + other people can get it working. But I am not 100% clear on some details, so I hope that by writing this and having others - flesh out some of the information I'm going to learn something + flesh out some of the information I am going to learn something as well. --> @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ <quote> This is a user process PPP software package. Normally, PPP is implemented as a part of the kernel (e.g. as managed by pppd) and - it's thus somewhat hard to debug and/or modify its behavior. However, + it is thus somewhat hard to debug and/or modify its behavior. However, in this implementation PPP is done as a user process with the help of the tunnel device driver (tun). </quote> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ <sect1><heading>Before you start</heading> -<p>This document assumes you're in roughly this position: +<p>This document assumes you are in roughly this position: You have an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) which lets you use PPP. Further, you have a modem (or other device) connected and @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ your kernel. Check <ref id="kernelconfig" name="Kernel Configuration"> for more information on how to acquire these. - In addition, I've assumed that because your connection to the Internet is + In addition, I have assumed that because your connection to the Internet is not full time you are not running a name server (<tt>named(8)</tt>). <sect1><heading>Building a ppp ready kernel</heading> @@ -92,10 +92,13 @@ pseudo-device tun 1 </verb></tscreen> in it somewhere. The stock GENERIC kernel has this as standard, so if you - have not installed a custom kernel you don't have to change anything. + have not installed a custom kernel you do not have to change anything. If your kernel configuration file does not have this line in it then you should add the line, re-compile and then re-install the kernel. Boot from - this new kernel. + this new kernel. Please refer to the + <ref id="kernelconfig" name="Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel"> + section for more information on kernel configuration. + <sect1><heading>Check the tun device</heading> @@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ pseudo-device tun 1 below to reflect whichever device number you are using. The easiest way to make sure that the tun0 device is configured correctly is - to re-make it. To this end, execute the following commands, + to re-make it. To this end, execute the following commands: <tscreen><verb> # cd /dev # ./MAKEDEV tun0 @@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ pseudo-device tun 1 Confusingly, it appears that both user ppp and pppd (the kernel level implementation of PPP) both assume configuration files kept in /etc/ppp. However, the sample configuration files provided are good for - user ppp, so keep them around for reference. The easiest way to do this is, + user ppp, so keep them around for reference. The easiest way to do this is: <tscreen><verb> # cd /etc # mv ppp ppp.orig @@ -140,14 +143,14 @@ pseudo-device tun 1 into hostnames. It can be configured to look for maps that describe IP to hostname mappings in one of two places. - The first is a file called /etc/hosts (``hosts'' in section 5 of the - manual). The second is the Internet Domain Name Service, a distributed + The first is a file called <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> (<tt>man 5 hosts</tt>). + The second is the Internet Domain Name Service, a distributed data base, the discussion of which is beyond the realm of this document. The resolver is a set of system calls that do the mappings, and you have to tell them where to get their information - from. You do this by editing the file /etc/host.conf. Do - <bf>not</bf> call this file /etc/hosts.conf (note the extra + from. You do this by editing the file <tt>/etc/host.conf</tt>. Do + <bf>not</bf> call this file <tt>/etc/hosts.conf</tt> (note the extra ``s'') as the results can be confusing. This file should contain the following two lines, @@ -155,12 +158,13 @@ pseudo-device tun 1 hosts bind </verb></tscreen> - which instruct the resolver to look in the file /etc/hosts first, and - then to consult the DNS if the name was not found in the /etc/hosts file. + which instruct the resolver to look in the file <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> first, + and then to consult the DNS if the name was not found in the + <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> file. - It's probably a good idea to make sure you are not running the ``named'' - service. Check your /etc/sysconfig file for the line that refers to - ``namedflags'', and make sure the line reads + It is probably a good idea to make sure you are not running the ``named'' + service. Check your <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt> file for the line that refers + to ``namedflags'', and make sure the line reads <tscreen><verb> namedflags="NO" </verb></tscreen> @@ -169,10 +173,11 @@ namedflags="NO" <p>This file should contain the IP addresses and names of machines on your network. At a bare minimum it should contain entries for the machine - which will be running ppp. Assuming that you're machine is called - foo.bar.com with the IP address 10.0.0.1, /etc/hosts should contain + which will be running ppp. Assuming that your machine is called + foo.bar.com with the IP address 10.0.0.1, <tt>/etc/hosts</tt> should + contain: <tscreen><verb> -127.0.0.0 localhost +127.0.0.1 localhost 10.0.0.1 foo.bar.com foo </verb></tscreen> The first line defines the alias ``localhost'' as a synonym for the @@ -188,13 +193,13 @@ namedflags="NO" <sect2><heading>Create the /etc/resolv.conf file</heading> -<p>/etc/resolv.conf contains some extra information required when you are - not running a nameserver. It points the resolver routines at real +<p><tt>/etc/resolv.conf</tt> contains some extra information required when + you are not running a nameserver. It points the resolver routines at real nameservers, and specifies some other information. - At the very least, /etc/resolv.conf should contain one line with a - nameserver which can be queried. You should enter this as an IP - address. My /etc/resolv.conf contains + At the very least, <tt>/etc/resolv.conf</tt> should contain one line with + a nameserver which can be queried. You should enter this as an IP + address. My <tt>/etc/resolv.conf</tt> contains: <tscreen><verb> nameserver 158.152.1.193 nameserver 158.152.1.65 @@ -205,13 +210,13 @@ nameserver 158.152.1.65 <sect1><heading>PPP and static IP addresses</heading> <p>Probably the easiest to configure for. You will need to create three files - in the /etc/ppp directory. + in the <tt>/etc/ppp</tt> directory. - The first of these is ppp.conf. It should look similar to the example - below. Note that lines that end in a ``:'' start in column 1, all other - lines should be indented as shown. + The first of these is <tt>ppp.conf</tt>. It should look similar to the + example below. Note that lines that end in a ``:'' start in column 1, all + other lines should be indented as shown. - /etc/ppp/ppp.conf + <tt>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</tt> <tscreen><verb> 1 default: 2 set device /dev/cuaa0 @@ -226,29 +231,29 @@ nameserver 158.152.1.65 10 set timeout 120 11 set ifaddr x.x.x.x y.y.y.y </verb></tscreen> - Don't include the line numbers, they're just for this discussion. + Do not include the line numbers, they are just for this discussion. <descrip> <tag/Line 1:/ Identifies the default entry. Commands in this entry are executed automatically when ppp is run. <tag/Line 2:/ Identifies the device that has the modem hanging from it. - COM1: is /dev/cuaa0 and COM2: is /dev/cuaa1 + COM1: is <tt>/dev/cuaa0</tt> and COM2: is <tt>/dev/cuaa1</tt>. <tag/Line 3:/ Sets the speed you want to connect at. -<tag/* Lines 4 and 5:/ Don't know exactly what effect these lines have +<tag/* Lines 4 and 5:/ Do not know exactly what effect these lines have -<tag/Line 6:/ Dial string commands. user ppp uses the chat(8) language. Check - the manual page for information on the features of this - language. +<tag/Line 6:/ Dial string commands. user ppp uses the <tt>chat(8)</tt> + language. Check the manual page for information on the features + of this language. <tag/Line 7:/ Identifies an entry for a provider called ``provider''. -<tag/Line 8:/ Sets the phone number for this provider. Don't include any +<tag/Line 8:/ Sets the phone number for this provider. Do not include any spaces in the phone number. -<tag/Line 9:/ Set's the login string sequence. In this example, the string is +<tag/Line 9:/ Sets the login string sequence. In this example, the string is for a service who's login session looks like <tscreen><verb> J. Random Provider @@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ password: bar protocol: ppp </verb></tscreen> You will need to alter this script to suit your own needs. It is - written in the chat(8) language. + written in the <tt>chat(8)</tt> language. <tag/Line 10:/ Sets the default timeout (in seconds) for the connection. So the connection will be closed automatically after 120 seconds @@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ protocol: ppp ISP indicated for their gateway. </descrip> - Now you have to edit the file /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup: + Now you have to edit the file <tt>/etc/ppp/ppp.linkup</tt>: <tscreen><verb> x.x.x.x: add 0 0 HISADDR @@ -278,10 +283,10 @@ x.x.x.x: automatically add a default route from your ISP (who's address is automatically inserted with the HISADDR macro) to you. - Finally, you can create the file /etc/ppp/ppp.secret, which sets some - passwords to prevent people messing around with ppp on your system. You - may or may not want to do this, depending on how many people have access - to your ppp system. + Finally, you can create the file <tt>/etc/ppp/ppp.secret</tt>, which sets + some passwords to prevent people messing around with ppp on your system. + You may or may not want to do this, depending on how many people have + access to your ppp system. <sect1><heading>PPP and Dynamic IP configuration</heading> @@ -296,8 +301,9 @@ set ifaddr 0 0 <sect1><heading>Final system configuration</heading> -<p>You now have PPP configured, but there's a few more things to do before - it's ready to work. They all involve editing the /etc/sysconfig file. +<p>You now have PPP configured, but there are a few more things to do before + it is ready to work. They all involve editing the <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt> + file. Working from the top down in this file, make sure the ``hostname='' line is set, e.g., @@ -327,7 +333,7 @@ ifconfig_tun0="inet foo.bar.com y.y.y.y netmask 0xffffffff" <tscreen><verb> routedflags=-s </verb></tscreen> - It's probably worth your while ensuring that the ``sendmail_flags'' line + It is probably worth your while ensuring that the ``sendmail_flags'' line does not include the ``-q'' option, otherwise sendmail will attempt to do a network lookup every now and then, possibly causing your machine to dial out. My sendmail line looks like @@ -340,7 +346,7 @@ sendmail_flags="-bd" # /usr/sbin/sendmail -q </verb></tscreen> That should be about all you need to do to get PPP working with a static - IP address. All that's left is to reboot the machine. During startup the + IP address. All that is left is to reboot the machine. During startup the tun0 device should be detected, and two lines like the following should be printed, <tscreen><verb> @@ -356,5 +362,5 @@ inet x.x.x.x --> y.y.y.y netmask 0xffffffff <tscreen><verb> # ppp -auto provider </verb></tscreen> - This line could be added to your /etc/rc.local file. + This line could be added to your <tt>/etc/rc.local</tt> file. |