From: James Cameron <quozl@laptop.org>
To: linux-ppp@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Accept ms-wins settings provided by server
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:47 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090709224247.GC8937@us.netrek.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1241641599-32361-1-git-send-email-marcus@better.se>
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 12:38:36PM +0000, Libor Pechacek wrote:
> Yet it's hard to believe for me that the *modem* replies PPP packets,
> and establishes PPP connection *before* the physical link is up. Does
> it really work this way?
Yes, it certainly does. This can be demonstrated or reproduced quite
easily, with a modem inside an radiofrequency shield enclosure, or
without an antenna (non-radiating dummy load), or beyond reasonable
range. PPP negotiation occurs between the host and the modem firmware,
yet there is no RF link.
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James Cameron mailto:quozl@us.netrek.org http://quozl.netrek.org/
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-09 22:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-05-06 20:26 [PATCH] Accept ms-wins settings provided by server Marcus Better
2009-05-06 21:59 ` Jiri Kosina
2009-05-07 9:49 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-05-07 11:02 ` Jiri Kosina
2009-05-07 12:37 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-05-07 12:47 ` Jiri Kosina
2009-05-07 23:00 ` James Cameron
2009-05-19 19:28 ` Marcus Better
2009-05-19 22:05 ` James Cameron
2009-05-20 7:16 ` Marco d'Itri
2009-05-20 8:50 ` Marcus Better
2009-05-20 22:42 ` James Cameron
2009-05-21 20:00 ` Marcus Better
2009-05-21 23:02 ` James Cameron
2009-06-09 14:55 ` Marco d'Itri
2009-07-09 12:38 ` Libor Pechacek
2009-07-09 22:42 ` James Cameron [this message]
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