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Re: PPP-over-L2TP kernel support, new patch for review

To: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PPP-over-L2TP kernel support, new patch for review
From: Michael Richardson <mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:00:04 -0400
Cc: bcrl@xxxxxxxxx (Benjamin LaHaise), jchapman@xxxxxxxxxxx, davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, kleptog@xxxxxxxxx, mostrows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Message from Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of "Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:07:06 +1000." <E1C9tj0-0003KE-00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>>>> "Herbert" == Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
    >>> - Unlikely to integrate with the new native IPSEC stuff.
    >> L2TP over IPSEC?  Are you insane?  You'd not be able to terminate
    >> more than a couple of dozen connections over it. =-)

    Herbert> Why not? L2TP over IPsec is the only reason I'm looking at
    Herbert> L2TP at all.

  Stupidly, it is the only way for a Microsoft XP native stack to be
"auto-configured". Sad. sad stupid crap that I wish could be thrown out.

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