Well..."modprobe ppp" returns my command prompt immediately, so I
suppose I reallt don't have ppp support. Perhaps rather than add the
module (probably over my head...) someone can tell me what box(s)
needs to be checked during install (RedHat6.0 - custom) to insure
there is ppp support.
Thanks, Jon Dowd
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Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Adding PPP & TCP/IP
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Jon Dowd wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > With dual booting and adding a new account under my belt, I have
> > taken on configuring PPP. It appears to me that I missed
something
> > during the install and do not have the software needed for PPP
or
> > TCP/IP (there's no mention of them when I...
> > # dmesg | less
> > I'm WAY new, so please try to give me the EASY method of
installing
> > what I need.
>
> You don't sound like somebody who has made a custom kernel or
interfered
> with the modules. Probably, you already have it. Try (as root)
>
> modprobe ppp
>
> I think ppp depends on tcp/ip, so that should get you both.
> >
> > And... Sometimes when I try to log out of X (Gnome) I hang.
There
> > is activity (brief) at the hard drive but no apparent response.
> > Ctrl+Alt+Del won't cause a reboot but the reset button will. Of
> > course the "...check forced..." thing happens at reboot.
> > What might need fixing here?
> > Thanks so much,
>
> If you don't hang, what should happen? Does logging out of gnome
> normally shut down the system?? Or just offer you another login?
> Even at the xdm/gdm gui runlevel, there should be text consoles on
> tty1-6 that you can get at with control-alt-F1 through F6, and
> control-alt-backspace should terminate X. ... unless someone has
> uncommented # DontZap and # DontZoom
> in your XF86Config file. If so, I'd put the # back in. It's in
/etc or
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11.
> >
> > mailed by...
> > Jon Dowd - Ashland, Oregon - USA
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> HTH
>
> Lawson
> >< Microsoft free environment
>
> This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
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