Hi Paul,
So, if /dev/ppp is not there for you I would guess you don't have
ppp_generic listed in lsmod.
right! When I load ppp_generic, the device suddenly appears. Thanks a
lot for your help.
I assumed that wvdial (or pppd) would load it automatically, but
apparently that's not the case.
Well, serial lines are not PlugPlay like PCI bus.
So, AsFarAsIKnow, the Linux kernel does not generate any UDEV event
for serial lines. (Like it does for most other devices).
I guess, most people would use WinModems that necessitate to compile
their own modules, which in my experience, sometimes
Well, I said the modem module was in my experience creating /dev/ppp
but now I remember it is rather /dev/modem.
Sure, /dev/ppp exist here, c type, major 108, minor 0. (using Arch
Linux right now)
But I don't know how it is created... oh wait:
Accordint to
My wild guess would be that PPP is not activated in the Linux kernel
(networking devices section). Don't know it is by default... would not
be surprised if it would not be activated by default because most
people would use a router that would connect to the Internet, so that
most people would not
