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author | Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> | 1998-03-31 04:31:33 +0000 |
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committer | Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> | 1998-03-31 04:31:33 +0000 |
commit | 4f5726f47b4c847ac16a8c04885c82f3f108e909 (patch) | |
tree | 3fbcdba24a02f8d3a8377dd91fba1f44967565ae /README | |
parent | 2dc6b270ecf72688083f03d80df67d0682e1e02c (diff) | |
download | ppp-4f5726f47b4c847ac16a8c04885c82f3f108e909.tar.gz |
update for 2.3.4
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@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ files, are: System V Release 4 README.svr4 Ultrix 4.x README.ultrix -(Unfortunately, AIX 4 is no longer supported, since I don't have a -maintainer for the AIX 4 port. If you want to volunteer, contact me.) +Unfortunately, AIX 4 is no longer supported, since I don't have a +maintainer for the AIX 4 port. If you want to volunteer, contact me. +The Ultrix port is untested, as I no longer have access to an Ultrix +box. In each case you start by running the ./configure script. This works out which operating system you are using and creates symbolic links to @@ -65,9 +67,45 @@ use any IP address. (This only applies where the peer is authenticating itself to you, of course.) -What's new in ppp-2.3.3. +What's new in ppp-2.3.4. ************************ +* The NeXT port has been updated, thanks to Steve Perkins. + +* ppp-2.3.4 compiles and works under Solaris 2.6, using either gcc or +cc. + +* With the Solaris, SVR4 and SunOS ports, you can control the choice +of C compiler, C compiler options, and installation directories by +editing the svr4/Makedefs or sunos4/Makedefs file. + +* Until now, we have been using the number 24 to identify Deflate +compression in the CCP negotiations, which was the number in the draft +RFC describing Deflate. The number actually assigned to Deflate is +26. The code has been changed to use 26, but to allow the use of 24 +for now for backwards compatibility. (This can be disabled with the +`nodeflatedraft' option to pppd.) + +* Fixed some bugs in the linux driver and deflate compressor which +were causing compression problems, including corrupting long +incompressible packets sometimes. + +* Fixes to the PAM and shadow password support in pppd, from Al +Longyear and others. + +* Pppd now sets some environment variables for scripts it invokes +(ip-up/down, auth-ip/down), giving information about the connection. +The variables it sets are PEERNAME, IPLOCAL, IPREMOTE, UID, DEVICE, +SPEED, and IFNAME. + +* Pppd now has an `updetach' option, which will cause it to detach +from its controlling terminal once the link has come up (i.e. once it +is available for IP traffic). + + +What was new in ppp-2.3.3. +************************** + * Fixed compilation problems under SunOS. * Fixed a bug introduced into chat in 2.3.2, and compilation problems @@ -227,4 +265,4 @@ The primary site for releases of this software is: ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ -($Id: README,v 1.11 1998/02/04 01:33:10 paulus Exp $) +($Id: README,v 1.12 1998/03/31 04:31:33 paulus Exp $) |