[pptp-server] MPPE died

[Justin Kreger]

You can replace a compiled in function with new code in a module... how do
you think mods like heroin and cocain work.........

As for modularized for functionallity vs monolithic for speed, it is an
old debate, and not worth the time and effort, I just wish to figure out
why the evil ppp_mppe code wants to be compiled in, instead of being a 
module like it used to be when i build vpn servers using 2.2.x.

Justin Kreger, MCP MCSE CCNA
jkreger at earthling.2y.net jwkreger at uncg.edu justin at wss.net


On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Tom Eastep wrote:

> On Friday 29 June 2001 04:53 pm, Justin Kreger wrote:
> > the problem is, that it automaticly compiled in on the box......  and when
> > I manually build the module, it was missing dependencies in the kernel.  I
> > may try compleatly modularizing ppp.... the box is like a P3 700 so.... it
> > should run ok with a modularized ppp stack... it only has three or four
> > users at any given time.
> >
> 
> Being a module or not has nothing to do with the user capacity or 
> performance... 
> 
> Modules can be replaced dynamically (at a cost) while "compiled in" functions 
> can only be replaced by rebuilding/rebooting. Modules aren't available at 
> cold load (but initrd allows them to be made available early in cold load 
> however).
> 
> Because it is much quicker and easier to test new versions of a module, most 
> function providers test the modular version of their code much more fully 
> that the inbuilt version.
> 
> -Tom 
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