[openbeosnetteam] Re: DUN -> PTP

"Waldemar Kornewald" <Waldemar.Kornewald@xxxxxx> wrote:
> you once said to me that you would like to have an API for DUN 
> interfaces. 
> PPP should not be the only point-to-point protocol that is supported 
> (there is 
> SLIP, AOL uses its own protocol). I said that will not work, but now 
> I changed 
> my mind. :)

Good :-)

> For this, I need a better name than DUN. You do not "dial up" anymore 
> with 
> broadband connections. SLIP does not have a connection-establishment 
> phase, 
> at all. In that case, DialOnDemand (AutoConnect) would not even make 
> sense.
> Does PTP (point-to-point) sound like a good API prefix? DUN is too 
> modem-specific, 
> IMHO.
> This would also mean that the DialUpPreflet would become 
> PointToPointPreflet 
> (in the network preflet there would be a PointToPoint or PTP tab).

I wouldn't mind that API prefix, but I definitely disagree on throwing 
that term on the user. What about "Internet Connections", "Internet 
Provider", or just "Network Connections" (though that could probably 
too easily mixed up with the standard network prefs). Whatever :)

Bye,
   Axel.

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