>> "CX" == Chen Xu <xuc@mcbi-34.med.nyu.edu> writes: CX> When I tried to set up ppp on my Debian2.0 box, I found that I CX> don't have interface ppp0 running. Actually it is not there. I can CX> only see the interface lo, but not ppp0. It will show up as soon as the ppp module gets loaded and pppd sets the interface to "up". If you have trouble configuring ppp, try pppconfig. It is a great tool. Ciao, Martin