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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!hookup!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!col.hp.com!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp Date: 5 Sep 1995 02:21:02 +0100 Organization: None Lines: 27 Message-ID: <42g8lu$4s5@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: <42a9kg$dda@newsgate.dircon.co.uk> <42aejd$c8n@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jason R. Thorpe (thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov) wrote: : In article <42a9kg$dda@newsgate.dircon.co.uk>, : Tony/Amber Lawson <cyril@dircon.co.uk> wrote: : >I've just installed NetBSD-1.0 using the 'base' and 'etc' distribution : >sets...I thought PPP came installed, but when I run pppd I get : >'sorry, ppp is not available on your system.' : >Anyone know why? Is it something to do with ifconfig? : Ummm ... sounds like ppp isn't configured into the kernel. Type `ifconfig -a'. : If there's no ppp interfaces, then you need to build a new kernel with : a `pseudo-device ppp 1' entry .. the count is the number of ppp interfaces : the kernel can support. : -- : Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov : NASA Ames Research Center Home: 408.866.1912 : NAS: M/S 258-6 Work: 415.604.0935 : Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: 415.428.6939 There isn't supposed to be 'pppd' support, just _PPP_ support using the tun (tunnel) device. Do a 'man ppp' (not pppd) and it'll tell you the interesting stuff Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ loose your sense of humour