From 8748ec7b9797afe41b4daf001edd52130160a883 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 08:53:51 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] FAQ: Add question and answer about PPP. We've had this question a few times lately. Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff --- FAQ | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 1a2c4f88e..d94c158d2 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -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. -- 2.43.0