Re: SyncPPP IPCP/LCP loop problem and patch

[Alan Cox]

> I did not realize that syncppp does not implement
> all the RFC1661 states. That's simply broken :(
> A proper state machine implementation would be nice.

syncppp.c -predates- RFC1661 I believe.

> On the other hand, it works in a minimal way
> for most people and it's supposed to be folded
> into the generic PPP implementation someday.
> So there's not much point in trying to overhaul the code.

I had hoped for 2.4 to use generic ppp with it. That might be the more
productive way to attack the problem