From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 13 01:37:46 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id BAA02126 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 01:37:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtest.usit.net (smtest.usit.net [199.1.48.16]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id BAA02121 for ; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 01:37:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from abyss (vabla-max-153.dynamic.usit.net [206.29.54.154]) by smtest.usit.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id EAA05600; Mon, 13 Jan 1997 04:47:31 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199701130947.EAA05600@smtest.usit.net> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Troy Settle" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Michelle Brownsworth Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 04:49:57 +0000 Subject: Re: One more thing regarding my PPP problems... Reply-to: pitlord@usit.net Priority: normal In-reply-to: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 00:06:14 -0700 > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > From: Michelle Brownsworth > Subject: One more thing regarding my PPP problems... > I forgot to mention in my previous posting that I'm using the > 2.5.1 GENERIC kernel, which is supposed to have PPP support as > the default, according to the Handbook and FAQ. Be that as it > may, I strongly suspect that it doesn't, in fact, and that I'm > going to have to build a kernel with PPP support. Serves me > right for making assumptions, but I thought I could trust the > docs... :^) > WooHoo!!! 2.5.1 Where can I get it from? :^) The PPP support in the 2.1.5 GENERIC kernel is user level ppp, it utilizes the tunnel pseudo device, and is run/operated/configured from ijppp (read: ppp) I don't know why kernel ppp isn't in GENERIC, but that's the way things go. It's pretty simple to build a custom kernel, and you would probably be better off with it anyways. :) cya, Troy .signature files suck http://www.public.usit.net/pitlord