NAME

ppp —Point-to-Point Protocol network interface

SYNOPSIS

pseudo-device ppp

DESCRIPTION

Theppp interface allows serial lines to be used as network interfaces using thePoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP).

Appp interface can be created at runtime using theifconfig pppNcreate command or by setting up ahostname.if(5) configuration file fornetstart(8).

Theppp interface can use various types of compression and has many advantages over the SLIP protocol used by thesl(4) interface.

DIAGNOSTICS

ppp%d: af%d not supported

The interface was handed a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address family; the packet was dropped.

SEE ALSO

inet(4),sl(4),hostname.if(5),ifconfig(8),netstart(8),pppd(8),pppstats(8)

The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP),RFC 1661,July 1994.

HISTORY

Theppp device appeared inOpenBSD 1.2.

BUGS

Currently, only theip(4) protocol is supported.