>> >> I rebuilt my kernel and have lost support for PPP, when I use 'pon' >> it says the kernel lacks support. >> I keep rebuilding and using 'make menuconfig' and I choose PPP >> support under networking. I can't find any other reference to PPP. >> What am I missing? >> > >This is actually one of Linux's worst error messages. The problem is actually >that you lack permission on the specified tty device to dial out. SO instead >your computer is trying to dial out via /dev/console (the thing you type on) >which obviously is not a tty or ppp device --- hence the error. > >The solution is two fold. > >a) make sure that you told ppp the correct ttyS? device to dial out on
Yes I am sure that I told ppp the correct device, 'ttys0'. >b) make sure said /dev/ttyS? is owned by group dip and that you (the user) are >a member of group dip -- type groups at the prompt. I am logged on as root when I am testing, as i understand I should have access. Any other ideas? Andy ========================== ANDY BOTTMAN [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==========================