[ovs-dev] [PATCH] FAQ: Add question and answer about PPP.
Ben Pfaff
blp at nicira.com
Sat Feb 2 16:53:51 UTC 2013
We've had this question a few times lately.
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
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FAQ | 6 ++++++
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@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@ A: Wireless base stations generally only allow packets with the source
point, so the same problems will show up with the Linux bridge or
any other way to do bridging.
+Q: I can't seem to add my PPP interface to an Open vSwitch bridge.
+
+A: PPP most commonly carries IP packets, but Open vSwitch works only
+ with Ethernet frames. The correct way to interface PPP to an
+ Ethernet network is usually to use routing instead of switching.
+
Q: Is there any documentation on the database tables and fields?
A: Yes. ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(5) is a comprehensive reference.
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