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From: wayne@office.zipmail.co.uk (Wayne Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,list.freebsd-questions
Subject: Re: "PPP Not available on this system"  ---- HELP
Date: 7 Jun 1995 14:19:51 +0100
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In article <3r0hd1$gj6@news1.best.com>, efinet@insist.com says...
>
>I know that you have to create the options file under /etc/ppp/options
>to get this working. Without this file ppp will not work.
>There is a sample code under http://www.bsdi.com/...
>The problen I have is that the sample code explains a connection
>via a CISCO terminal. I want to have a connection via a
>28.8KB modem. I suppose that you are looking for the same stuff.
>If I find it first, then I will e-mail it to you. If you
>find it first, then please let me know how you did it.
>
In order to use PPP you will need to recompile the Kernel. We found this 
out eventually !!! The PPP setup is then fairly simple, as you say you 
need the options file setup bu there are sample available ..

Wayne Taylor