Re: Using pkgsrc userppp on netbsd?

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Sat, 24 May 2008 18:44:24 -0700
walt <w41ter%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> For years I've been using userland ppp on my FreeBSD firewall
> machine, but the latest FreeBSD no longer runs properly on my
> ancient old i486/Cyrix, so I've installed NetBSD on that box
> and now I'm trying to get pkgsrc net/userppp working.
> 
> When using ppp in interactive mode, I type 'dial' to make a DSL
> connection.  The connection fails and I get this message:
> 
> Warning: esp: unknown protocol.
> 
> I'm running the GENERIC NetBSD kernel and using the same ppp.conf
> I've been using for years with FreeBSD.
> 
> Anybody out there using userppp with NetBSD?  Any hints?
> 
Is there any reason you aren't using the built-in kernel ppp?


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb