On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 07:53:16AM +0100, Zsolt Koppany wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have installed SuSe 6.3 on a DELL Dell Inspiron 3500 Laptop.
>
> With wvdial or kppp I can create Internet connections.
> Now I would like to install dial to get a connect when
> it is necessary without calling wvdial.
Good for you!
> I have read the mannuals of diald and I have created
> a /etc/diald.conf file and modified /usr/lib/diald/diald.conf.
>
> When I start diald I get the following messages in /var/log/messages:
>
> /var/log/messages:
>
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module tap0
> [...]
These messages are in reference to the ethertap interface. If you
haven't got that setup you can ignore them.
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: Proxy device established on interface
> sl0
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: start sl0: Establishing routes for sl0
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: running '/usr/sbin/ip route add
> default dev sl0 scope link metr ic 0 '
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: start sl0: RTNETLINK answers: No such
> device
Hmmm. I don't really know what that means.
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: SIGCHLD[1]: pid 3116 system, status
> 512
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: Changed snoop device to sl0
> Mar 6 22:49:18 xlap diald[3099]: Diald initial setup completed.
>
> I understand that diald needs a SLIP file in the kernel. lsmod
> creates the output as follows. Does it mean that my kernel does
> have a SLIP file ? If not what should I do ?
When all of this is done do you have an interface sl0 in your
routing tables? If so, then those error messages are likely
unimportant.
>
> Output of lsmod:
>
> Module Size Used by
> [...]
> slip 7836 1 (autoclean)
> [...]
This means that you have the slip module enabled. So, yes,
it should work with your kernel.
If you don't have the sl0 in your routing table, then Something
Interesting[tm] is going on.
I don't think that anybody ever said that diald was easy to
setup, but it is definitely rewarding when properly configured.
Tim
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