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From: dva@syncro.com (Syncro Development Corp.)
Subject: pppd says - "Sorry - PPP Not available on this machine" - why?
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Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1995 04:20:07 GMT

	
I need to get ppp up to test some client software in my lab.  It seems that 
ppp looks for ppp0 device to come up.   How can I build this interface?  I 
have built BSD kernels many times (but not for some years), but I can't find 
the config files which describe the kernel devices - is this where ppp0 (or 
pppx) is defined, or is there a simpler way to create this interface?

Am I missing something obvious?  

I notice that others are having trouble using PPP - it must not be too bad to 
get it up!

Thanks in advance!

Dale Van Aken
dva@syncro.com