PPPoATM for linux

Here are the components needed for supporting the PPPoATM protocol under linux kernel 2.4.0-test2. You should be familiar with 'patch' and building linux kernels and tools from sourcecode. This is not ready for novices.

Kernel patch

This is versus 2.4.0-test2:

pppoatm-kernel-vs-2.4.0test2.diff.gz

The PPPoATM code has only been tested as a module, but it hopefully also works compiled-in to the kernel.

pppd patch

Start with ppp-2.4.0b2:
ftp://linuxcare.com.au/pub/ppp/ppp-2.4.0b2.tar.gz
Add in the PPPoE patch maintained by Michal Ostrowski. This patch includes work done by myself and others to make pppd gracefully handle transports other than serial lines using plugins. In fact, this patch includes an early non-fuctional version of the PPPoATM code.
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mostrows/pppd.patch.240600
Finally, add in my pppd patch. This fixes the PPPoATM support in the above patch.
pppoatm-pppd-vs-2.4.0b2+240600.diff.gz

Note that to sucessfully compile pppd with the PPPoATM patch you need a recent version of the linux-atm userland environment installed (in order to have the correct libraries and header files).

Example of use

(From the pppd subdirectory of the ppp-2.4.0b2 install)

./pppd plugin plugins/pppoatm.so 0.80 192.0.2.1:192.0.2.2

Here 0.80 is the vpi.vci to use, 192.0.2.1 is the local IP address, and 192.0.2.2 is the remote IP address.

Good luck!

mitch@sfgoth.com