Re: mgetty & ppp
> > > I have a problem with mgetty. I have put an entry in /etc/inittab to
> > start
> > > mgetty. However, when I start the ppp process, it complains that
kernel
> > > lacks PPP support which is wrong. I look at the log messages and it
saids
> > > the device is busy.
> > > However, if I start mgetty by hand, I can start ppp without any
problems.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you are doing here. Are you trying to enable
incoming
> > PPP connections using mgetty? Are you trying to enable mgetty for
incoming
> > connections and then use PPP for outgoing to ISP? (i.e. use same port
for
> > incoming and outgoing comms.)
> >
> > How were you starting mgetty by hand? Same for ppp.
> >
> What I am saying is that after I start mgetty for /dev/ttyS1, I cannot
> access /dev/ttyS1 (like dailing to my isp using chat) anymore which is
not
> what the manual of mgetty suggests.
This sounds like a device lock contention problem. Try using /dev/ttyS1
for incoming (i.e. mgetty) and use /dev/cua1 for outgoing (i.e. PPP).
Later,
Kevin Traas
Systems Analyst
Edmondson Roper CA
http://www.eroper.bc.ca
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