NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ppp -- point to point protocol network interface

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     device ppp

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The ppp interface allows serial lines to be used as network interfaces
     using the point-to-point protocol.  The ppp interface can use various
     types of compression and has many features over the sl(4) protocol.

     Each ppp interface is created at runtime using interface cloning.	This
     is most easily done with the ifconfig(8) create command or using the
     cloned_interfaces variable in rc.conf(5).

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     inet(4), intro(4), sl(4), pppd(8), pppstats(8)

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Currently, only the ip(4) protocol is supported.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			August 10, 1996 		 FreeBSD 5.2.1