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PPP(4)                  NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual                 PPP(4)


NAME
ppp -- point to point protocol network interface
SYNOPSIS
options PPP_BSDCOMP options PPP_DEFLATE options PPP_FILTER pseudo-device ppp
DESCRIPTION
The ppp interface allows serial lines to be used as network interfaces using the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). The ppp interface can use vari- ous types of compression and has many features over the SLIP protocol used by the sl(4) interface. Supported options are: options PPP_BSDCOMP Enable support for BSD-compress (`bsdcomp') com- pression in ppp. options PPP_DEFLATE Enable support for deflate compression in ppp. options PPP_FILTER This option turns on pcap(3) based filtering for ppp connections. This option is used by pppd(8) which needs to be compiled with PPP_FILTER defined (the current default).
DIAGNOSTICS
ppp%d: af%d not supported . The interface was handed a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address family; the packet was dropped.
SEE ALSO
inet(4), intro(4), sl(4), pppd(8), pppstats(8) The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), RFC 1661, July 1994.
HISTORY
The ppp device appeared in NetBSD 1.0.
BUGS
Currently, only the ip(4) and ip6(4) protocols are supported. NetBSD 5.1 January 10, 2005 NetBSD 5.1

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