Comments added and some messages translated from Polish.

c/src/libnetworking/pppd/README

@@ -10,4 +10,49 @@ ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp
 NOTE:  As of 11/30/1999, the current version of this source is 2.3.10.
 
 The port was performed by Tomasz Domin <dot@comarch.pl> of ComArch SA
-and has only been tested on the mpc823.
+and has only been tested on the mpc823.  The modem driver should 
+work with minor modifications on other systems.
+=================================================================
+Some comments:
+
++ "SetStatusInfo is a function which displays given message on 
+  bottom side of the screen."
+
+  The issue of how to deal with SetStatusInfo in a generic, portable
+  fashion is still open.
+
++ "Dialer returns positive integer when an error occurs, and negative one
+  which is parsed from modem aswer, when connection is done (for example
+  -28000 if connection speed is 28000 baud ...)"
+
++   PPP_User/PPP_Password
+   "When this field is set, it is sent to the server when there is need
+   to login ....
+   When it is blank - it is using other method of authentification ... or
+   none ...
+   PPP_Password is also used in CHAT and PAP  - because there is no
+   configuration files in RTEMS ..."
+
+   This falls into the general question of how to generally configure this.
+
++ ConnectionStatus
+
+  This is the method of synchronization between pppd task and others.
+  ConnectionStatus field is set by pppd - when connection occurs it`s state
+  is set to Connected. WantConnection is set by client application (and
+  the appriopriate event is sent then) so pppd knows what user wants to do ...
+
++ Around line 270 of main.c, there is code to change the default
+  nameserver... why?
+
+  Becouse in my application user can change it anytime  ... - without need of
+  rebooting the system
+  When PPP connection is configured there is needed additional info about
+  nameservers - PPP layer cant discover them itself
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

c/src/libnetworking/pppd/main.c

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ char *argv[];
 	UnlockSTBSystemParam();
 #endif
 /* initialize DNS services here */
-	 SetStatusInfo(0, "Nawi<EFBFBD>zuj<EFBFBD> po<70><6F>czenie...",0);
+	 SetStatusInfo(0, "Connecting...",0);
 
 	__res_init();
 		/*
@@ -330,10 +330,11 @@ char *argv[];
 
 		if ((i=connect_script(ttyfd)) >0) {
 /* here go error messages ... */
-		static char *bledy_ppp[]={"B<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>dny skrypt","B<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>d wej<65>cia/wyj<79>cia","Przekroczenie limitu czasowego","Numer zaj<61>ty","Brak sygna<6E>u wybierania numeru","Brak sygna<6E>u",
+		static char *error_msgs[]={ "Bad script", "IO Error"
-									"Brak odpowiedzi","Brak odpowiedzi serwera"};
+		 	"Timeout", "Busy", "No dialtone", "No carrier",
+			"No answer", "No answer from server" };
 			setdtr(ttyfd, FALSE);
-	    	sprintf(t,"Po<EFBFBD><EFBFBD>czenie nieudane : %s",bledy_ppp[i-1]);
+	    	sprintf(t,"Communication error: %s",error_msgs[i-1]);
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Connect script failed");
 	    	SetStatusInfo(0, t,1);
 			goto fail;

cpukit/pppd/README

@@ -10,4 +10,49 @@ ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp
 NOTE:  As of 11/30/1999, the current version of this source is 2.3.10.
 
 The port was performed by Tomasz Domin <dot@comarch.pl> of ComArch SA
-and has only been tested on the mpc823.
+and has only been tested on the mpc823.  The modem driver should 
+work with minor modifications on other systems.
+=================================================================
+Some comments:
+
++ "SetStatusInfo is a function which displays given message on 
+  bottom side of the screen."
+
+  The issue of how to deal with SetStatusInfo in a generic, portable
+  fashion is still open.
+
++ "Dialer returns positive integer when an error occurs, and negative one
+  which is parsed from modem aswer, when connection is done (for example
+  -28000 if connection speed is 28000 baud ...)"
+
++   PPP_User/PPP_Password
+   "When this field is set, it is sent to the server when there is need
+   to login ....
+   When it is blank - it is using other method of authentification ... or
+   none ...
+   PPP_Password is also used in CHAT and PAP  - because there is no
+   configuration files in RTEMS ..."
+
+   This falls into the general question of how to generally configure this.
+
++ ConnectionStatus
+
+  This is the method of synchronization between pppd task and others.
+  ConnectionStatus field is set by pppd - when connection occurs it`s state
+  is set to Connected. WantConnection is set by client application (and
+  the appriopriate event is sent then) so pppd knows what user wants to do ...
+
++ Around line 270 of main.c, there is code to change the default
+  nameserver... why?
+
+  Becouse in my application user can change it anytime  ... - without need of
+  rebooting the system
+  When PPP connection is configured there is needed additional info about
+  nameservers - PPP layer cant discover them itself
+
+
+
+
+
+
+