NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ppp - point to point protocol network interface

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     pseudo-device ppp [count]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The ppp interface allows serial lines to be used as  network
interfaces
     using the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).

     A ppp interface can be created at runtime using the ifconfig
pppN create
     command or by setting up a hostname.if(5) configuration file
for
     netstart(8).

     The  ppp  interface can use various types of compression and
has many features
 over the SLIP protocol used by the sl(4) interface.

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), sl(4),  hostname.if(5),  ifconfig(8),  netstart(8),
pppd(8),
     pppstats(8)

     The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), RFC 1661, July 1994.

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The ppp device appeared in OpenBSD 1.2.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

OpenBSD      3.6                          August     10,     1996