At 12:31 PM 1/1/97 -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote: >On Wed, 1 Jan 1997, Knight wrote: > >> OK, I'm a super newbie at Linux. I have it installed, and tried to set up a >> PPP dial up threw an external modem. I think I am correct in using >> /dev/ttys2 as my modem on port 3. >> When I go to establish a connection it says "System lacks PPP kernel >> support" Either I messed up the install, or I am missing a Debian package >> for PPP support. Also on the subject of packages, what packages will I need >> to install to get the most use out of my internet connection? and what >> packages if any to support them. As of now all that is installed is the >> files on the install disks. Looking forward to learning a new OS. >> >This error message is very uninformative. You will get this when the port >you try to use is already in use (for instance), and in this case, it >probably means you have a getty running on that tty. Check your inittab >file in etc and see if this is the conflict. >If this isn't it, are you using kerneld to load modules? Is ppp a module? >On some systems kerneld can't get pppd up fast enough (but I'm not sure >that it causes this error) so you will need to explicitly install it by >listing it in /etc/modules. > >If none of this works, give another holler. > >Luck, > >Dwarf >
Heh...well I seem to have it dialing now, it was a stupid mistake on my part, I had the modem as /dev/ttys2 I changed it to /dev/ttyS2 and now it works. Like I said I am a real newbie to linux...I have to get use to a OS that is very case sensitive, I've been in the point and click world of windows too long <G> Eddie -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]