From 7a6b317d093b120c8aa38e9abb47d60b61b1fe1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Osterried Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:27:03 +0000 Subject: Support for unix98 ptys ("/dev/ptmx"). Thanks to dk2crn. --- ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5 | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5') diff --git a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5 b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5 index 364c148..8887488 100644 --- a/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5 +++ b/ax25ipd/ax25ipd.conf.5 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mode tnc .br # _after_ starting ax25rtd (which initializes the device), start ax25d .br -# with bpqether or pty, you do not need to care abt the speed +# with bpqether or pty, you do not need to care about the speed .br # tun/tap: as descriped in /usr/src/linux/Documentatioa/networking/tuntap.txt, .br @@ -100,7 +100,19 @@ mode tnc .br # with the command mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200 .br -# +# As serial port, you could assign physical ports like ttyS0 or ptys. +.br +# ax25ipd supports BSD-style pseudo-terminals as well as the Unix98 pty's. +.br +# If the tty argument is "/dev/ptmx", then Unix98 behaviour +.br +# will automaticaly take effekt. With Unix98 pty's, the slave tty name +.br +# could not be forseen. That's why kissattach will print the corresponding +.br +# slave pty name as a separate line on stdout. +.br +# .br #device ampr .br -- cgit v1.2.3