Quoting steve doerr ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > How do you put PPP support into the 2.2.0 kernel? I get the following > message when I try to run pon: > > /usr/sbin/pppd: This system lacks kernel support for PPP. This could be > because > the PPP kernel module is not loaded, or because the kernel is > not configured for PPP. See the README.linux file in the > ppp-2.3.5 distribution.
Unfortunately this error message is emitted under various other circumstances, e.g. ppp version too old, wrong permissions. > I selected networking support, TCP/IP, etc. when I built it. > > a dmesg | grep "PPP" returns: > > debian:~# dmesg | grep "PPP" > PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation) > PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc. > PPP line discipline registered. > > The above readme doesn't make sense because it sounds inconsistent with > the Debian kernel building instructions. The kernel works well except I > can't dial out. The PPP-HOWTO mentions this problem (under Debugging). There will also be such questions answered in the Mail Archives but I can't recall how long ago. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.