Re: PPP where for out thou?
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> I rebuilt my kernel and have lost support for PPP, when I use 'pon'
> it says the kernel lacks support.
> I keep rebuilding and using 'make menuconfig' and I choose PPP
> support under networking. I can't find any other reference to PPP.
> What am I missing?
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This is actually one of Linux's worst error messages. The problem is actually
that you lack permission on the specified tty device to dial out. SO instead
your computer is trying to dial out via /dev/console (the thing you type on)
which obviously is not a tty or ppp device --- hence the error.
The solution is two fold.
a) make sure that you told ppp the correct ttyS? device to dial out on
b) make sure said /dev/ttyS? is owned by group dip and that you (the user) are
a member of group dip -- type groups at the prompt.
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