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diff --git a/src/README.changes b/src/README.changes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..49acd04 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/README.changes @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ +Copyright (c) 2001 Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> + based on work by Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no>, +All rights reserved. + +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +are met: +1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +SUCH DAMAGE. + +$FreeBSD: src/usr.sbin/ppp/README.changes,v 1.24.26.1 2010/12/21 17:10:29 kensmith Exp $ + +This file summarises changes made to ppp that effect +its configuration. + +It does not describe new features, rather it attempts +to answer any `this used to work, why doesn't it now?' +questions. + +o The `set debug' command was replaced with `set log'. +o The `set log LCP' command was split into LCP, IPCP and CCP logs. +o Syslogd is used for logging. /etc/syslog.conf must be updated. +o LQR is disabled by default. +o Openmode is active by default. +o Users must be a member of group `network' for ppp access. Furthermore, + they must be `allow'ed to run ppp via the `allow' command in the + configuration file. + For a brief period, ppp could only be run as root. +o No diagnostic socket is created by default. The `set server' command + must be used. +o The diagnostic socket password must be specified *only* on the `set + server' command line. +o When `set server' is used to re-select a diagnostic port, all existing + diagnostic connections are dropped. +o pppd-deflate is now called deflate24. +o Filter IPs of 0.0.0.0 have a default width of 0, not 32. +o Errors in `add' and `delete' are logged as warnings rather than being + written to the TCP/IP log. +o Any number of diagnostic prompts are allowed, and they are allowed in + interactive mode. +o The default `device' is cuad1, then cuad0 +o A password of "*" in ppp.secret causes a passwd database lookup in + pap mode. +o The value of the CONNECT environment variable is logged in the + utmp host field in -direct mode. +o Out-of-sequence FSM packets (IPCP/LCP/CCP) are dropped by default. +o Reconnect values are used after an LQR timeout. +o ^C works on the parent in -background mode. +o The dial/call/open command works asynchronously. As a result, prompts + do not lose control while dialing. +o The `display' command has been removed. All information is available + with the appropriate `show' command. +o Msext does not need to be enabled/disabled. Setting the NBNS (set nbns) + will auto enable it. The DNS side may be enabled/disabled, and if + enabled without a `set dns' (was `set ns') will use values from + /etc/resolv.conf. +o Filters are now called `allow', `dial', `in' and `out'. `set + ifilter ...' becomes `set filter in ...' etc. +o Authname and Authkey may only be `set' in phase DEAD. +o Set encrypt is no longer necessary. Ppp will respond to M$CHAP + servers correctly if it's built with DES. +o Throughput statistics are enabled by default. +o `Set stopped' only has two parameters. It's no longer possible to + have an IPCP stopped timer. +o `Set timeout' only has one or two parameters. Use `set lqrperiod' and + `set {lcp,ccp,ipcp,chap,pap}retry' for the other timers. These timeout + values can be seen using the relevant show commands. +o `set loopback' is now `enable/disable loopback'. +o `show auto', `show loopback' and `show mtu' are all part of `show bundle'. +o `show mru' is part of `show lcp' +o `show msext' and `show vj' are part of `show ipcp' +o `show reconnect' and `show redial' are part of `show link' +o A signal 15 (TERM) will now shut down the link gracefully. +o A signal 2 (HUP) will drop all links immediately. +o Signal 30 (USR1) is now ignored. +o Add & delete commands are not necessary in ppp.linkup if they are + `sticky routes' (ie, contain MYADDR or HISADDR). +o LINK and CARRIER logging are no longer available. +o Timer based DEBUG messages are now logged in the new TIMER log. +o Ppp can use tun devices > tun255. +o Protocol-compressed packets are accepted even if they were denied + at LCP negotiation time. +o Passwords aren't logged when logging the ``set server'' line. +o Command line options only need enough characters to uniquely identify + them. -a == -auto, -dd == -ddial etc. -interactive is also allowed. +o If you don't like seeing additional interface aliases when running in + -auto -alias mode, add ``iface clear'' to your ppp.linkdown file - + check the sample file. +o Ppp waits for 1 second before checking whether the device supports + carrier. This is controllable with ``set cd''. +o Random dial timeouts are now between 1 and 30 seconds inclusive rather + than between 0 and 29. +o Ppp now accepts M$CHAP (as well as normal CHAP) by default. If this + is not required, you must ``deny chap05 chap80''. +o The ``set device'' command now expects each device to be specified as an + argument rather than concatentating all arguments and splitting based + on commas and spaces. +o The ``show modem'' command is deprecated and has been changed to + ``show physical''. +o The words ``host'' and ``port'' are no longer accepted by the ``set filter'' + command. Removing them should yield the same results as before. +o The ``set weight'' command has been deprecated. The ``set bandwidth'' + command should now be used instead. +o The ``set autoload'' command syntax and implementation have changed as the + old implementation was mis-designed and dysfunctional. +o Ppp now waits either the full ``set cd'' time or until carrier is detected + before running the login script (whichever comes first). +o The -alias flag has been deprecated. The -nat flag should be used instead. +o Unbalanced quotes in commands are now warned about and the entire command + is ignored. +o It is now only necessary to escape the `-' character in chat scripts twice. + See the example files for details. +o Environment variables and ~ are expanded on in commands +o ``nat pptp'' is no longer necessary as this is now done transparently +o The ``!'' at the start of chat scripts and authkey can be made literal + (rather than meaning execute) by doubling it to ``!!''. +o MP autoload throughput measurements are now based on the maximum of input + and output averages rather than on the total. +o When only one link is open in MP mode, MP link level compression is not + open and the peer MRU >= the peer MRRU, ppp sends outbound traffic as + PROTO_IP traffic rather than PROTO_MP. +o MSCHAPv2 is now accepted by default. If you don't wish to negotiate + this, you must explicitly deny it. +o MPPE is enabled and accepted by default (although deflate and predictor1 + are preferred. |