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From: John D Duncan <jddst19+@pitt.edu>
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I had a similar problem post-install with one of my machines. Check:

/etc/ttys

to see if there is a getty on ttyd1. The dts should be off if they are
to be used as dial-out lines. After I cleared that up, user PPP, tip, cu,
kermit and all those started to work.

-John

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jddst19+@pitt.edu   John Duncan
		    Freshman, University of Pittsburgh

"I'm not a doctor, but I ate one at the UPMC..."