On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 12:38:40PM +0530, Sriram Ganapathy wrote: > > >�I have been using PCQLinux 7.1 with an external modem for > the last two months.
Graet ... that's another successful entry ! > I am able to dialup and connect to my ISP and do everyth- > ing. Also I am using KPPP. However upon connecting and > after user verification the terminal window throws up this > message for upto 10 times(lines) > > "couldn't find interface ppp0. no such device". > This seems to be a problem with your kppp configuration. Pl check to what device it is configured to. The default is /dev/modem. This is normally a symlink to your physical device (viz /dev/cuaN or /dev/ttySN, where N=0,1,2 etc). Pl check this out. Pl. note that there is physically no device /dev/ppp0, and is an interface dynamically created by pppd on successful connect. > However it stops at some point and gets connected without > any problems and all Net applications are working. > This indicates that kppp has somehow managed to resolve the conflict by trial and error (I suppose). > I tried to create a ppp0 interface thorugh /sbin/linuxconf > but it does not seem to save it. Linuxconf cannot do such a thing ! > Also I dont know what type of address method I should give > for it a>manual b>dhcp c> bootp.(I know that you dont have > to give an address for a dynamic ppp interface). Manual for a terminal log-in. > Is there another better way to do it in order to stop the > error message from showing up ? Do I have to do a mkdev > or something ? > There is nothing called mkdev ... There is a script called /dev/MAKEDEV, but DO NOT touch it unless you know what you are doing. MAKEDEV and mknod are NOT for experimentation ! I'd advocate using an alternate dialing method like wvdial or chat scripts. It is not a good idea using kppp as root and do your whole internet session as root. wvdial is really easy, and negotiates bad lines very well. After dialing as root (or as an user if enabled with sudo) your internet session is best done as an user. Avoid two things: a) regular usage as root (except for sys-admining) b) Linuxconf HTH Bish : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Video Player for Linux LOST #031 For a cool Video Player for Linux point your browser to the "mplayer" home page : http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/ ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
