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Mpd5
Jul 20, 2023
Multi-link PPP daemon based on netgraph(4)
Mpd is a netgraph4 based implementation of the multi-link PPP protocol for FreeBSD. It is designed to be both fast and flexible. It handles configuration and negotiation in user land, while routing all data packets strictly in the kernel. It supports several of the numerous PPP sub-protocols and extensions, such as
Multi-link PPP capability
PAP, CHAP, MS-CHAP and EAP authentication
PPP compression and encryption
IPCP and IPV6CP parameter negotiation
Mpd have support for many link types
Serial port modem
Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol PPTP
Layer Two Tunnelling Protocol L2TP
PPP over Ethernet PPPoE
PPP over TCP
PPP over UDP
PPP over specified netgraph4 node
Mpd also includes many additional features
IPv4 and IPv6 support
RADIUS authentication and accounting
NetFlow traffic accounting
Network address translation NAT
Dial-on-demand with idle timeout
Multiple active connections running simultaneously
Dynamic demand based link management also known as ``rubber bandwidth''
Powerful chat scripting language for asynchronous serial ports
Pre-tested chat scripts for several common modems and ISDN TAs
Clean device-type independent design
Comprehensive logging
Telnet and HTTP control interfaces.
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