Re: pppd Doing Nothing!
On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Ben Hill wrote:
> I have managed to get ppp compiled and installed with the kernel
> modules, however, when I run pppd nothing happens! I have got it
> installed (so I think) and there is nothing being written to
> /var/log/messages.
You are supposed to run it via pon/poff.
Then you'd need pppconfig.
> Firstly I build and compiled the kernel with ppp support and booted
> it. I then set up PPP from the tarball, then:
>
> /configure
> make
> make install
An inquiring mind wants to know, why did you take the hard way...?
>
> I have then done a:
>
> mknod /dev/ppp c 180 0
I believe you wouldn't need this; depends on the tty number used, pppd
will automagically setup ppp<n> device.
> I have also edited my /etc/ppp/options file and edited my /etc/ppp/chap-
> secrets and /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
Use pppconfig, it's the right way, I believe.
Oki
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