Re: pppd -- Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support
On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Robert D. Hilliard wrote:
: Greg Cox <glcox@usmo.com> wrote:
: >
: > Ok, now it says "System Lacks PPP Kernel Support.
:
: Hi Greg!
:
: Make sure that /dev/modem is a link to ttyS1, and not ttys1.
: ^ ^
: Whatever ttys1 is, if it is pointed to by /dev/modem, or if it is
: mentioned directly in /etc/ppp/options, pppd will give the message:
:
: Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support
:
: This sounds like a bug to me. Does anyone here understand why pppd
: would give such a deceptive error message?
Sure. It's not deceptive, it's just not very clear :) When you try to
use the PPP line discipline on /dev/ttys1, which is a console, it does
not work. Why? Because the kernel does not understand how to make a
console use PPP (there is no kernel support for PPP _on_that_device_).
The kernel _does_ know about PPP on serial ports [1], and /dev/ttyS1
refers to a serial port ...
[1] Assuming, of course, that you've got a kernel with PPP support, or
have loaded the PPP module, etc.
: Kirk Hilliard
: (using my Dad's account since ghoti.com is still down)
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