[openbeosnetteam] Re: PPP up/opened
- From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 13:46:19 -0400
> > > Maybe I will find out when I read everything two or three times?
> >
> > Reading TCP/IP Illustrated, I guess?
>
> No, the PPP RFC. It is very hard to read. The text begins with the
> use of
> terms like Restart Timer and Restart Counter, but explains them
> somewhere in
> the end. This does not help you in the process of understanding PPP.
> Many details in this RFC are not really clearly stated.
> I had to read the RFC many times to understand that both ends send a
> Conf-Req packet, not only the connector. Or is this wrong? :))
Only one side is supposed to send one, but which one is only loosely
defined. In general, the server sends the first conf-req.
-Nathan
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