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ppp
—
Point-to-Point Protocol network interface
pseudo-device ppp
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 ppp
N
create
command or by setting up a
hostname.if(5)
configuration file for
netstart(8).
inet(4), pppoe(4), pppx(4), hostname.if(5), ifconfig(8), netstart(8), pppd(8), pppstats(8)
W. Simpson, The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), RFC 1661, July 1994.
The ppp
device appeared in
OpenBSD 1.2.
Currently, only the ip(4) protocol is supported by this device. Note that the pppoe(4) device does support ip6(4).
July 28, 2015 | OpenBSD-6.8 |