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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 22:00:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Gao Fei <gaof@public.intercom.com.cn>
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Subject: Re: Please tell me why
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On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Gao Fei wrote:

> when I run ppp, it tells me:
> No tunnel device is available.
> open_tun: No such file or directory
> 
> but /dev/tun0 exits. I run MAKEDEV tun0,
> it still tell me:
> No tunnel device is available.
> open_tun: No such file or directory
> 
> I don't know why?

Did you compile the tunnel device into your kernel?

pseudo-device tun 2

> 

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