Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:34:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Steve Reid <root@edmweb.com> To: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Automatic PPP-detecting getty and pppd!!! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960620152125.178A-100000@bitbucket.edmweb.com> In-Reply-To: <199606202154.QAA29533@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
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> Okay all of you who have been wanting a way to get around loading > "Microsoft Dial Up Scripting" on your Windows 95 boxes... now FreeBSD > can detect a PPP session inside getty, and deal with it appropriately! How is this different from simply setting /etc/ttys to run pppd instead of getty? Does it give a login prompt to people who aren't using PPP? If my users don't want/need a login prompt, are there any advantages to using the new getty instead of directly running pppd? Forgive me if this is a stupid or self-answering question. ===================================================================== | Steve Reid - SysAdmin & Pres, EDM Web (http://www.edmweb.com/) | | Email: steve@edmweb.com Home Page: http://www.edmweb.com/steve/ | | PGP (2048/9F317269) Fingerprint: 11C89D1CD67287E68C09EC52443F8830 | | -- Disclaimer: JMHO, YMMV, TANSTAAFL, IANAL. -- | ===================================================================:)
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