From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 4 16:54:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA01757 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 May 1998 16:54:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA01409 for ; Mon, 4 May 1998 16:52:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA05983; Mon, 4 May 1998 23:21:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199805042221.XAA05983@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: metrag@cdboutique.com cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP help needed! In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 04 May 1998 14:49:54 -0000." <199805041949.PAA10410@smtp.quebectel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 23:21:45 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Please, I need help on the following: > > I'm trying to connect my ISP using ppp but ppp will not start > giving me the following message: > > myname# ppp > ld.so failed: Can't find shared library "libdes.so.3.0" > myname# [.....] >From ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT o The ppp program fails to work, citing a missing shared library called "libdes.so.3.0". Fix: There are three possible fixes: 1. The easiest fix is to simply install the des distribution with /stand/sysinstall, remembering to pick a site that will allow you to export it if you're outside the United States and Canada (ftp.freebsd.org and ftp.internat.freebsd.org both fall into this category). 2. Purely as a work-around, and what you may need to do if ppp also constitutes your only way of getting to the net, is to simply do the following (as root): cp /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2.0 /usr/lib/libdes.so.3.0 ldconfig -m /usr/lib 3. Another fix, and one which doesn't involve having to fetch the DES bits, is to install the ppp sources in /usr/src/usr.sbin/ppp and rebuild them. The sources are "smart" enough to know that the DES library isn't on the system and won't create a binary which depends on it. NOTE: If you choose the 2nd or 3rd fixes, you also will not be able to use MSCHAP (Microsoft Win*) style authentication. -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message