ports/106372: vpnd can't run with slip mode

[Sunry Chen]

>Number:         106372
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       vpnd can't run with slip mode
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec 05 11:40:12 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Sunry Chen
>Release:        cvsup tag=RELENG_6 on a 2 CPUs box with options SMP, update source everyday
>Organization:
SSTI
>Environment:
FreeBSD my.ssti.edu 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #4: Tue Dec  5 17:
25:21 CST 2006     hplc at my.ssti.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL  i386

>Description:
While trying to setup vpnd as client with slip mode, which is vpnd's 
default mode. Interface sl0 can't be configured up.

While /var/log/messages says:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  5 19:30:21 www vpnd[975]: version 1.1.2 (compression enabled) starting.
Dec  5 19:30:21 www vpnd[975]: slip link failed, setting the encapsulation or conf
iguring the interface failed, will retry in 10 seconds.
-----------------------------------------------------------------

It will try continuing, and fail all the time.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to configure up vpnd as client with slip mode.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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