Re: "no PPP support"

[Barry Samuels <barry@datamansys.co.uk>]

john gennard <joney@clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Have recently installed Debian 2.2 (already run 2.1), and use 
> KDE 1.1.2.  When I launch Kppp the following message appears:-       
>     
>    "This kernel has no PPP support neither compiled in nor via the
>     kernel module loader.
>        To solve this problem:-
>         * contact your system administator
>            or
>         * install a kernel with PPP support"
> 
> At this point, I click 'connect', download my mail and send any
> outgoing messages, (this is one).
> 
> After installing Potato, I recompiled the kernel to my normal
> requirements - these include PPP support.
> 
> Any ideas why the error message appears, and how to 
> eradicate it?

Upgrading to the latest version of kppp 1.6.25 cured the problem for me!

Best of luck

Barry Samuels