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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 11:16:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Mickey <waiyeeem@sfu.ca>
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Subject: Re: PPP link with Null Modem
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On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Mickey wrote:

> I would like to set up a PPP link between 2 computers using a null modem
> cable.  When I tried the command "pppd /dev/cuaa1 9600 passive" or "pppd
> passive", it gave me an error message saying that /etc/ppp/options not
> found.  What should I include in the options file (and other files?) in
> order to make the link works?

Check out the Handbook at http://www.freebsd.org.  There is a section in
there on configuring kernel PPP.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major