i found the answer already. sorry to bother you all.
a quick search of deja.com found this...
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"Read the file /usr/doc/ppp-2.3.10/README.linux
You need the following (I quote):
To talk to the new driver, pppd needs to be able to open
/dev/ppp, character
device (108,0). If the special file node /dev/ppp is not
present, pppd will create
it. However, if you are running with /dev on a read-only
filesystem, pppd will not
be able to create /dev/ppp. In that instance you should
manually create /dev/ppp
using the command `mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0'.
If you use module autoloading and have PPP as a module,
you will need to add
the following to /etc/conf.modules:
alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
Michael Ben-Gershon
[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
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michael jones wrote:
> hello, it's been a short while...
>
> i am using Red Hat 6.1,
> i did an upgrade on one machine and a clean install on a second,
> both are giving me problems connecting ppp. using the new
> connection wizard (fancy /sbin/ifup ppp0) causes the hard drive
> to trash continuously and the modem never even picks up. it
> seems it would go on forever if i didn't cancel it. i
> switched to the KDE dialer and i was able to get a connection,
> but it dies as soon as it connects. the error mesg is:
>
> pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I
> pppd: couldn't find any secret(password) which would let it use
> pppd: an IP address.
>
> pap-secrets looks fine, as far as i can tell. it's set 600/root,daemon
> i read at bugzilla a report that the connection would die on first try,
> but then connect on the second using ppp-2.3.10 that was upgraded.
> i don't know if these are related. the one machine i'm using is a fresh
> install.
>
> i've used red hat for a while now, so i'm pretty sure i'm doing
> everything right. i was hoping it is something someone else has
> experienced using 6.1. thanx in advance for any suggestions.
>
> --
> michael.jones {
> of.erleichda_archiving;
> where.usa;
> }
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michael.jones {
of.erleichda_archiving;
where.usa;
}
