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From: j@narcisa.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface
Date: 16 Jun 1995 16:58:06 +0200
Organization: Private U**x site, Dresden.
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Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@msgi.com> wrote:
>> How about a little more information
>
>It shows up on the console window at random intervals.
>The only correspondance I can track down is that it
>has something to do with the "pppd" (2.0R)
You're trying to run ppp on a system that isn't configured for ppp.
You need to build a new kernel with the ``pseudo-device ppp 2'' line
in it. (Refer to the FAQ on how to build a new kernel.)
ppp in 2.0R is known to be broken. There used to be a patch floating
around that fixed the most annoying problem (missing initialization of
a variable, causing immediate reboots). Look up this newsgroup (under
the keyword `ppp'), i'm sure you'll be able to locate the patch
somewhere.
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)