Paul Mackerras

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> I'd favor the suggestion of using /run/ppp/resolv.conf, and also move the pppd2.tdb and pidfiles there. Any objections, @paulusmack > > > /run/ppp/resolv.conf is tidier and could also be garbage...

At the moment we have PPP_PATH_CONFDIR and PPP_RUNTIME_DIR. The latter gets log files and the connection database (pppd2.tdb). The former is mostly things that pppd only reads (e.g., options, pap-secrets,...

I guess we can change the default as long as there is a way to get back to the old behaviour and we call out the change in the README.

It would be useful to see the timestamps on the packets. That might illuminate why we send another ConfReq after getting a ConfAck. Could the latency of the radio link...

Sounds like a good idea; how do you suggest we go about it?

Sorry, crystal ball is a bit cloudy at the moment, and I'm no good at reading minds. Could you run both the non-working and working cases with the 'debug' option...

In both negotiations, the peers are unable to agree on an IP address, so in both cases `ipcp-accept-remote` is the right thing to use. The behaviour in this situation, when...

@tobip did the discussion referred to in the previous comment help? Is this still an issue?

I added some functions to zlib in order to be able to support "deflate" packet compression more efficiently. If you try to use a standard zlib it won't work properly....

The zlib in common is only used for the Solaris kernel modules. I'll ask @carlsonj if it is still needed. There is also a zlib in the pppdump directory which...