Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:22:43 -0800 (PST) | From | Linux Lists <> | Subject | Re: All packages upgraded, but now PPP ... :( |
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On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
> > For kernel 2.1.90, it seems that all the data, instead of going thru the > > PPP links, is going thru the loopback interface !!! > > Isnt this really neat, its optimised your routing for you. Actually Im amazed > you ever conned 2.0.x into sending traffic to itself via a pp port.
Well, it saves phone lines ... ;)
Plus you can simulate heavy traffic (with the Cyclades-Z, I did already 32 ports doing FTP thru PPP at the same time) with just one machine!!
That's a nice "feature" and I'd like to have it back ... :)
Oh (I almost forgot), after all, if I put the loopback interface down, the packets don't go thru the PPP interfaces, therefore I don't think it's an optimization ...
Any other clues ???
Regards, Ivan Passos
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