From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: James Cameron Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:47 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Accept ms-wins settings provided by server Message-Id: <20090709224247.GC8937@us.netrek.org> List-Id: References: <1241641599-32361-1-git-send-email-marcus@better.se> In-Reply-To: <1241641599-32361-1-git-send-email-marcus@better.se> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ppp@vger.kernel.org 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. -- James Cameron mailto:quozl@us.netrek.org http://quozl.netrek.org/