Re: PPP kernel support?
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.
Re: PPP kernel support?
> 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. yeah, u need to compile it into the kernel or as a module. it's in the section for networking devices somewhere amongst all the ethernet cards from da Bobstopper
RE: PPP kernel support loss and "other UNIX" drivers
> -- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 23, 1998 10:15AM > To: Hogland, Thomas E. > Subject: Re: PPP kernel support loss and "other UNIX" > drivers > > > Ran smailconfig and I get an error that hostname --fqdn was > non-zero. > > Yes, but what *exactly* in *detail* did you answer to smailconfig's > questions? > Nothing - that message is the first line I get in both dselect and smailconfig. There's no questions... > > ...is there a way to set this 'manually'? > > Yes, of course. Just edit /etc/hostname. > > > ...set PC name as Linux > > What do you mean by "PC name?" > As in, during the network setup you provide a PC na I've gotten another response that putting in names like that can cause problems, and it can be much easier to just create your own domain and connect to the rest of the world. Going to try that... -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
RE: PPP kernel support loss and "other UNIX" drivers
So, it's set as MY domain, not a domain I'm connecting to? Hmmm... Will this have side effects when I DO set up the ethernet connection? (I'm also wired to a LAN and through it - and the firewall - to the internet. Maybe I'll reset it to something like debian.ctg.com - the LAN domain is ctg.com - and try again... Hate these damn installs! ...) > -- > From: Martin > Bialasinski[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 23, 1998 9:38AM > To: Hogland, Thomas E. > Subject: Re: PPP kernel support loss and "other UNIX" > drivers > > "Hogland, Thomas E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ethernet anyplace, just PPP; set PC name as Linux, network/domain > name > > as servcom.com (my ISP) and all appropriate IP addresses... > ^ > > Don't do that. Chose a non-existent domain like "mynet.home" or such. > This > will save you from much trouble in the future. > > If you want, check the january 1998 mailinglist archive for a posting > I did > about this subject. > > Ciao, > Martin > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
RE: PPP kernel support loss and "other UNIX" drivers
> Did you run smailconfig? If so, what did you tell it? > Ran smailconfig and I get an error that hostname --fqdn was non-zero. Started digging, ran some man pages, etc. then ran hostname (comes back fine) and hostname -f (which says hostname: unknown or something like that). Also won't let me set it manually... I think that's the problem - is there a way to set this 'manually'? Dselect chokes on about 4 packages, all of which require mail-transport except smail, which has this FQDN error. I had reinstalled Debian from scratch, no sign of ethernet anyplace, just PPP; set PC name as Linux, network/domain name as servcom.com (my ISP) and all appropriate IP addresses... -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: PPP kernel support loss and "other UNIX" drivers
May or may not affect you. Check perms on /dev/ttyS?, needs to be group dialout, and on ppp scripits. PPP from debian assumes that you are in group dip or root. As I have seen it explained PPP actually is trying to load over console, and there is no PPP support for PPP over a console. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
