Subject: Re: 'unknown host: slip01' error
Date: Wed, May 05, 1999 at 01:55:36AM +0200
In reply to:Albrecht Eissler
Quoting Albrecht Eissler([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > Could you give us a bit more context?
> >
> > 1. Which machine reports this error (or do both)?
> >
> Only one does (with SuSe Linux 6.0 on it, which should be similar to the RedHat
>distribution), an it does not before, this is the point I can't understand. The other
>machine starts ppp without problems (under DOSLinux with kernel 2.2.1 and ppp 2.3.3).
>But I cannot run the same Linux version on
> both computers, because the newer one crashes when DOSLinux loads and the older one
>has no CD drive and not enough disk space to install SuSE Linux.
>
> > 2. What other pppd messages appear ahead of this one in the log file?
> >
> No other message. This is the first and only message, when pppd
> is started.
>
> Playing around I found that the error doesn't occur when I attempt
> to start pppd on /dev/ttyS0, which is directed to the infrared port.
> When I start pppd on /dev/cua1 pppd tells me that the kernel had
> no ppp support or ppp would not be configured properly.
>
> I checked that the ppp module is loaded before. cat /proc/modules
> contains:
> ppp 5 0
> slhc 2 [ppp] 0
>
Changes for 2.2.x Kernels!
>From /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes
Also, please remember that cua* devices are now obsolete. Switch to
the corresponding ttyS* device instead (e.g., cua0 -> ttyS0, cua1 ->
ttyS1, etc.).
In addition, some software still works, but needs to be compiled
against 2.2 headers for complete functionality. Fdutils binaries
compiled under 2.0 or earlier kernels should be replaced with ones
compiled under 2.2, for example.
HTH
> What slhc is or means is not clear to me. The computer however
> hasn't to do with Slip or Slip01 in any way. Network configuration
> seems to be o.k., since I'm able to establish a plip connection. For
> several reasons I need a connection by a serial cable now.
>
> Albrecht.
>
> > At 01:33 AM 5/3/99 +0200, Albrecht Eissler wrote:
> > >Miracle computer: Attempting to establish a ppp connection via a
> > >nullmodem cable between two notebooks I succeeded some
> > >weeks ago (doing 'pppd /dev/ttyS1 passive 192.168.4.1:192.168.4.2
> > >115200 crtscts &' from the one and similar - without 'passive' from
> > >the other). But today the experiment fails. pppd exits with the error
> > >'unknown host: slip01'. I really don't remember of any changes in
> > >the system configuration until then (2.0.36 kernel with ppp
> > >compiled as module).
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