2.2.0pre7 and ppp

1999-01-18 Thread Frankie 
What steps do I have to take to ensure kernel support for ppp? (I have
compiled the kernel with ppp support compiled in and as modules)
Do I have to download a new ppp source or binary? if so where from? I am
using latest ppp, from slink/potato (v2.5-2 I think)

thanks in advance for any help,
Frankie

RE: 2.2.0pre7 and ppp

1999-01-18 Thread Shaleh 

On 18-Jan-99 Frankie wrote:
 What steps do I have to take to ensure kernel support for ppp? (I have
 compiled the kernel with ppp support compiled in and as modules)
 Do I have to download a new ppp source or binary? if so where from? I am
 using latest ppp, from slink/potato (v2.5-2 I think)
 
 thanks in advance for any help,
 Frankie
 

Frankie, what is the problem exactly?  Are you getting No PPP support in the
kernel messages?  If so the real problem is that the user is not in the
dialout (or is it dip) group (who should own the tty device) or the permisssions
some how go messed up.  Here are mine:

crw-rw   1 root dialout4,  64 Jul 20  1998 /dev/ttyS0
crw-rw   1 root dialout4,  65 Jul 20  1998 /dev/ttyS1
crw-rw   1 root dialout4,  66 Jul 20  1998 /dev/ttyS2

Re: 2.2.0pre7 and ppp

1999-01-18 Thread Frankie 
Shaleh wrote:
 
 On 18-Jan-99 Frankie wrote:
  What steps do I have to take to ensure kernel support for ppp? (I have
  compiled the kernel with ppp support compiled in and as modules)
  Do I have to download a new ppp source or binary? if so where from? I am
  using latest ppp, from slink/potato (v2.5-2 I think)
 
  thanks in advance for any help,
  Frankie
 
 
 Frankie, what is the problem exactly?  Are you getting No PPP support in the
 kernel messages?  If so the real problem is that the user is not in the

Yes I am getting no PPP support in the kernel messages.

In the documentation/networking directory in my linux source, the file
there concerning ppp suggests that I have to download a new version of
ppp, although the version of the source there seems to be older than the
one available from debian?
Should I compile this older version on the ppp source?


 dialout (or is it dip) group (who should own the tty device) or the 
 permisssions
 some how go messed up.  Here are mine:
 
 crw-rw   1 root dialout4,  64 Jul 20  1998 /dev/ttyS0
 crw-rw   1 root dialout4,  65 Jul 20  1998 /dev/ttyS1
 crw-rw   1 root dialout4,  66 Jul 20  1998 /dev/ttyS2

I have checked my permissions, and they are correct.

Frankie

Re: 2.2.0pre7 and ppp

1999-01-18 Thread Shaleh 
 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.