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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: can't open tun device after new kernel installed?
Date: 25 Oct 1996 01:50:32 +0100
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In article <326e5b61.10460641@netnews.hinet.net>,
vcba79@ms1.hinet.net (Vincent Chen) writes:
:
: Hi,
:
: I can't use user process ppp after new custom kernel installed
: on my freebsd 2.1.5 release box. Many config combinations has
: been tested, but never succeed. Is there any wrong in my system
: configuration?
[.....]
: User Process PPP. Written by Toshiharu OHNO.
: Log level is 09
: Warning: No password entry for this host in ppp.secret
: Warning: All manipulation is allowed by anyone in the world
: can't find ifindex.
: open_tun: No such file or directory
Well, this is pretty wierd ! From what I can see in the code, /dev/tun0
has been successfully opened, but then, when the code goes to find an
interface w/ the same name, it fails !
What does "ifconfig -a" say ? You could always try:
cd /dev
sh ./MAKEDEV tun8
so that you have all of your device files - but I can't see that that'll
help :(
The only way I can see you finding your problem is by:
cd /usr/src/usr.sbin/ppp
make CFLAGS+=-DDEBUG
This may give some interesting results !!?!
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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