Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 15:30:43 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Pritchard <mpp@legarto.minn.net> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: PPP FAQ Message-ID: <199506112030.PAA00339@mpp.com>
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I would like to suggest making the following changes to the PPP FAQ: *** tmp/ppp.FAQ Sun Jun 11 15:05:32 1995 --- ppp.FAQ Sun Jun 11 15:24:39 1995 *************** *** 4,10 **** Before you start setting up PPP on your machine make sure that pppd is located in /usr/sbin and directory /etc/ppp ! exists. pppd can work in two modes: --- 4,19 ---- Before you start setting up PPP on your machine make sure that pppd is located in /usr/sbin and directory /etc/ppp ! exists. Also make sure that PPP is configured into your kernel. ! First, run "ifconfig -a" and see if "ppp0" appears in the ! list of devices. If not, add the following line to your ! kernel configuration file and rebuild and reboot your kernel: ! ! pseudo-device ppp 1 #Point-to-point protocol ! ! If the "pppd" command prints a message stating that "PPP is not ! available on this system", then you have not properly configured ! PPP into your kernel. pppd can work in two modes: -- Mike Pritchard mpp@legarto.minn.net "Go that way. Really fast. If something gets in your way, turn"
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