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diff --git a/pptpd-1.3.3/README.inetd b/pptpd-1.3.3/README.inetd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..220c0d50 --- /dev/null +++ b/pptpd-1.3.3/README.inetd @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +It is possible to run from inetd but you must consider +the following: + + You use pptpctrl not pptpd. + + You must put pptpctrl in /etc/services as port 1723. + + You must configure pppd to allocate IP addresses (eg, + use /etc/options.ttyXX, the pppd erpcd hack and an erpcd, + or some other modification to pppd). + + libwrap is not used in this mode - you should use tcp + wrappers in inetd like with any other network service. + + The configuration file is ignored in this mode. + + An example command line is: + + pptpctrl 0 0 0 0 0 + + This would be put in inetd.conf as (assuming Linux tcp + wrappers): + + pptpctrl stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/local/sbin/pptpctrl 0 0 0 0 0 --buffer-- + + Note the --buffer-- is just to make the process name + longer so it can modify its name to something meaningful. + + First option: debugging (0 for off, 1 for on) + Second option: PPP options file (0 for off, 1 followed + by a file name for on) + Third option: TTY speed (0 for default, 1 followed + by a speed to set a speed) + Fourth option: Local IP address (0 for pppd-determined, + 1 followed by an address to set) + Fifth option: Remote IP address (0 for pppd-determined, + 1 followed by an address to set) + + Another example, debugging on, alternate config file, + setting tty speed and specifying the local IP address: + + pptpctrl 1 1 /etc/ppp/options.PPTP 1 115200 1 192.168.0.1 0 + +David Luyer, luyer@ucs.uwa.edu.au +Tue Jun 15 16:06:05 WST 1999 |