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| author | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1997-12-16 05:34:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1997-12-16 05:34:03 +0000 |
| commit | 967c65a99059fd459b956c1588ce0ba227912c4e (patch) | |
| tree | 8224d013ff5d255420713d05610c7efebd204d2a /Documentation/networking/ppp.txt | |
| parent | e20c1cc1656a66a2773bca4591a895cbc12696ff (diff) | |
Merge with Linux 2.1.72, part 1.
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ppp.txt b/Documentation/networking/ppp.txt index 917fb869f..d34f3986b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ppp.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ppp.txt @@ -1,3 +1,33 @@ +*NEWSFLASH* +This kernel release needs a minor bug fix for pppd to run properly with +the new routing code. When your pppd doesn't work apply the following +patch to pppd-2.2.0f or install updated RPMs. + +Updated RPMs for libc5 machines (build on RedHat 4.0): +ftp://ftp.firstfloor.org/pub/ak/ppp-2.2.0f-4.src.rpm +ftp://ftp.firstfloor.org/pub/ak/ppp-2.2.0f-4.i386.rpm + +Patch: + +--- ppp-2.2.0f/pppd/sys-linux.c-o Wed Sep 17 00:23:01 1997 ++++ ppp-2.2.0f/pppd/sys-linux.c Wed Sep 17 00:23:11 1997 +@@ -927,8 +927,11 @@ + + if (ioctl(sockfd, SIOCADDRT, &rt) < 0) + { ++/* The new linux routing code doesn't like routes on down devices. */ ++#if 0 + syslog (LOG_ERR, "ioctl(SIOCADDRT) device route: %m"); + return (0); ++#endif + } + return 1; + } + + +-Andi Kleen +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + The PPP support for this kernel requires the 2.2.0 version of the pppd daemon. You will find the current version of the daemon on sunsite.unc.edu in the /pub/Linux/system/Network/serial directory. |