> I have checked my permissions, and they are correct. > Who is starting the ppp session? If it is the user frankie (or whatever) make sure you are in a group that has access to the modem device. Every time I have seen this error, it has been a permissions problem. Make sure /dev/modem (if you are using that) points to a ttyS?.
the pppd in slink/hamm is current (I use a slink/potato system w/ 2.2.0-pre7). I use ppp as a module. All runs well.