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authorBrian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org>2000-03-14 20:04:32 +0000
committerBrian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org>2000-03-14 20:04:32 +0000
commit959d90ef1de9869376092020cc7458c13d1b6ed8 (patch)
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ppps -> ppp's; suggested by sheldonh
.Nm ppp -> .Nm; overlooked by me Microsofts -> Microsoft's; OpenBSD
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=58072
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
index 2a917c48c673..28a9ab902688 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ flag (or
flag for backwards compatability) does the equivalent of a
.Dq nat enable yes ,
enabling
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
network address translation features. This allows
-.Nm ppp
+.Nm
to act as a NAT or masquerading engine for all machines on an internal
LAN. Refer to
.Xr libalias 3
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ In foreground mode,
attempts to establish a connection with the peer immediately, but never
becomes a daemon. The link is created in background mode. This is useful
if you wish to control
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
invocation from another process.
.It Fl direct
This is used for receiving incoming connections.
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ after altering
.Pa /etc/syslog.conf .
.It
Although not strictly relevant to
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
operation, you should configure your resolver so that it works correctly.
This can be done by configuring a local DNS
.Pq using Xr named 8
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ description below too - you'll probably need to
Usually, parity is set to
.Dq none ,
and this is
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
default. Parity is a rather archaic error checking mechanism that is no
longer used because modern modems do their own error checking, and most
link-layer protocols (that's what
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ commands. Refer to their descriptions below.
.Pp
.Sh RECEIVING INCOMING PPP CONNECTIONS (Method 2)
This method differs in that we use
-.Nm ppp
+.Nm
to authenticate the connection rather than
.Xr login 1 :
.Bl -enum
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ may also contain a list of numbers or a
as if passed to the
.Dq set cbcp
command. The value will be used in
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
subsequent CBCP phase.
.Sh PPP OVER TCP and UDP (a.k.a Tunnelling)
Instead of running
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ directory. This socket is used to pass link information (including
the actual link file descriptor) between different
.Nm
invocations. This facilitates
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
ability to be run from a
.Xr getty 8
or directly from
@@ -2595,7 +2595,7 @@ and wait for the controlling
.Nm
to finish with the link and deliver a signal back to the idle process.
This prevents the confusion that results from
-.Nm ppp Ns No 's
+.Nm Ns No 's
parent considering the link resource available again.
.Pp
For tty devices that have entries in
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ or
may make the log file more readable.
.It resolv Ar command
This command controls
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
manipulation of the
.Xr resolv.conf 5
file. When
@@ -3608,7 +3608,7 @@ is the callee, the number should be specified as the fifth field of
the peers entry in
.Pa /etc/ppp/ppp.secret .
.It cbcp
-Microsofts callback control protocol is used. See
+Microsoft's callback control protocol is used. See
.Dq set cbcp
below.
.Pp
@@ -3659,7 +3659,7 @@ options) if you wish callback to be optional.
.Op Ar delay Op Ar retry
.Oc
.Xc
-If no arguments are given, CBCP (Microsofts CallBack Control Protocol)
+If no arguments are given, CBCP (Microsoft's CallBack Control Protocol)
is disabled - ie, configuring CBCP in the
.Dq set callback
command will result in
@@ -3720,7 +3720,7 @@ result in a warning when the device is opened.
.Pp
Some modems take more than one second after connecting to assert the carrier
signal. If this delay isn't increased, this will result in
-.Nm ppp Ns No s
+.Nm Ns No 's
inability to detect when the link is dropped, as
.Nm
assumes that the device isn't asserting carrier.