Re: pppd Doing Nothing!
Ben Hill wrote:
> I installed ppp via the debian package and when I ran it it griped about
> the kernel not having support for it, although I did build the kernel
> with ppp in it!
Pppd sometimes produces this misleading message when the actual problem has
to do with permissions. It's a know bug. What, _exactly_ did you do?
> This was part of the HOWTO setup for my Alcatel SpeedTouch USB modem
Where did you get that HOWTO?
> I have tried pppconfig, but to no avail!
_Exactly_ what did you do, and _exactly_ what happened? Be verbose, and
post copies of /etc/chatscripts/provider, /etc/ppp/peers/provider, and the
output of the 'plog' command.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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