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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au!news.usq.edu.au!news From: gdr@hotmail.com (Phil Grainger) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: pppd blues Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 13:14:57 GMT Organization: University of Southern Queensland Lines: 53 Message-ID: <33688775.36947842@news.usq.edu.au> References: <5k4ldi$li4@news.usq.edu.au> <5k532o$omm@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: helios.usq.edu.au X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40105 On 29 Apr 1997 15:11:20 GMT, brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers) wrote: >In article <5k4ldi$li4@news.usq.edu.au>, > gdr@hotmail.com (Phil Grainger) writes: >> hiya, >> hey does anyone know when how i get pppd going ? >> all i get is a sorry pppd is not available on this system >> Im using 2.1.7 and im using basically evrything that defaults with the package >> >> thanks in advance >> >> Phil > >You need a ppp pseudo device - they don't come as default, but you >should be able to "modload" one. > >-- >Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org> > <http://www.awfulhak.org> >Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! now I'm really confused !!! i recompiled the kernel with a pseudo-device ppp 4 added that added the pppd support and got rid of lots of uneeded hardware probes ... it boots really nice now :-) so now when i do ps ax i get 189 ?? Is 0:00.01 pppd /dev/ttyd0 191 ?? Is 0:00.01 pppd /dev/ttyd1 197 ?? I 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty std.57600 ttyd0 198 ?? I 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty std.57600 ttyd1 is that right ?? I am using 2 x 33.6 f/d modems internal on com1+2 I have set up my modems to auto answer ... I get to the terminal ok's but what /how do I get the ppp login working ? when I type in ppp I get the ppp > prompt how do I setup my ppp so that it locks the terminal and stops that ppp prompt ??? are there any modem settings i need to ensure must be on ? thanks in advance phil