From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 19 19:02:24 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA15343 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 19 May 1996 19:02:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id TAA15338 for ; Sun, 19 May 1996 19:02:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA20463; Mon, 20 May 1996 11:45:03 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199605200215.LAA20463@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: User PPP & dev/tun To: tcg@mainelink.net (Gary Chrysler) Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:45:03 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <319FC78B.69BD@mainelink.net> from "Gary Chrysler" at May 19, 96 09:14:51 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Gary Chrysler stands accused of saying: > I'm trying to setup user ppp on my 2.0r box! > I added the pseudo-device tun to my config file, It compiles fine! > Tried to add the tun0 dev entry! > MAKEDEV has no capabilities to make this device! Naturally. You'll have to make it yourself. Dig the major and minor numbers out of /sys/i386/i386/conf.c. > I know I should upgrade. And I want to! except: > 1) I only have a dialup connection, I imagine I would tic somebody > off if I downloaded the source tree.. Although the thought has > crossed my mind.. :) Not a good way to go from 2.0R. > 2) I don't want to buy 2.1 just to have 2.2 come out a week later.. :) > I'll wait and buy the 2.2 CD.. The 2.2CD will be out around december or so at current estimates. The 2.1.1 (-stable) disc will be out in a month or two that way things are going. > Gary -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[