Chapter 7. Kernel Support Tools
THIS CHAPTER EXAMINES TWO SUPPORT DAEMONS for Linux: pppd and rip2ad. pppd is the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon that provides PPP support to the Linux kernel and Linux network processes. The pppd provides a transparent interface to the user; that is, network utilities and applications can be used without the utilities and applications having to have knowledge of the Point-to-Point Protocol or pppd.
pppd is a widely deployed Point-to-Point daemon for UNIX and Linux operating systems. Most versions of Linux use this version of pppd, with version 2.4.1 being the most recent release of the distribution. Before ...
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