Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:30:02 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/14806: if_tun.ko conflicts with built-in tunnel driver Message-ID: <199911092130.NAA60046@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/14806; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To: trost@cloud.rain.com
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org
Subject: Re: i386/14806: if_tun.ko conflicts with built-in tunnel driver
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 21:26:10 +0000
[.....]
> If if_tun.ko is loaded over a kernel containing a tunnel driver
> compiled in, "ppp -auto" does not work, although running ppp straight
> does.
[.....]
> Beyond "don't do that," I don't know what to do about the problem.
> It wouldn't be so bad if it weren's such a sneaky problem.
[.....]
Don't do that :-) This is a known problem with modules in general.
It's never necessary to kldload if_tun, as ppp has the smarts to
figure out that it's needed and kldload it itself.
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk>
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