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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://quozl.netrek.org/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
