From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 18 8: 7:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns.clientlogic.com (ns.clientlogic.com [207.51.66.75]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E81A116C1 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:07:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ChrisMic@clientlogic.com) Received: by site0s1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:09:00 -0500 Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5F09@site2s1> From: Christopher Michaels To: "'buckaroo@ecn.net.au'" Cc: "FreeBSD Mailing List (E-mail)" Subject: RE: PPP arcana Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:08:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG My understanding is that you could use pppd and natd with a firewall setup, but in my opinion it is much easier to just use user mode ppp with the -alias switch. If you start ppp with the -auto or -ddial switches it will run as a "daemon". You could use either one, it's probably a matter of preference more than anything, but it seems like ppp gets more attention and is more widely used (and updated), at least on this list. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: buckaroo@ecn.net.au [SMTP:buckaroo@ecn.net.au] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 5:45 PM > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: PPP arcana > > Hi folks, I have a question regarding ppp. I managed to get a link working > last > night (albeit without DNS, but that's quite OK for now) using the > interactive > mode of ppp. Then I started to wonder - for using my BSD box as a router > to the > outside world and doing IP masq-ing, should I be using ppp or pppd? > > The PPP (ppp pedantic primer) uses ppp, but then a guy who was helping for > a > bit said "Use a DAEMON. That's what they're there for!" Which is the one I > > want? > > Thanks, > Hamish To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message