Hi, I'd like to thank everyone that helped me with the compiler problem.
I've updated everthing in Documentation/Changes I have a brand spankers
new gcc, ppp, etc. The problem I'm running into now is when I try to
connect to the internet, it says that I don't have a kernel that supports
PPP. I've tried compiling it in as modules and as part of the kernel but
when I try to connect to the isp I keep getting the message that I don't
have a kernel that supports PPP. I've even contacted my System
Administrator, Hi Chris ;^). Any ideas on what I could try next? A cc
would be great, as I'm not on the linux-kernel list.
Thanks
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Rob Connor
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well, that comes from poor judgement.
On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Rob wrote:
> have a kernel that supports PPP. I've even contacted my System
> Administrator, Hi Chris ;^). Any ideas on what I could try next? A cc
> would be great, as I'm not on the linux-kernel list.
Possibly a silly question, but you have created the /dev/ppp
character device, major number 108, minor 0 haven't you?
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Chris "_Shad0w_" Crowther
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Rob wrote:
> Hi, I'd like to thank everyone that helped me with the compiler problem.
> I've updated everthing in Documentation/Changes I have a brand spankers
> new gcc, ppp, etc. The problem I'm running into now is when I try to
> connect to the internet, it says that I don't have a kernel that supports
> PPP. I've tried compiling it in as modules and as part of the kernel but
> when I try to connect to the isp I keep getting the message that I don't
> have a kernel that supports PPP. I've even contacted my System
> Administrator, Hi Chris ;^). Any ideas on what I could try next? A cc
> would be great, as I'm not on the linux-kernel list.
Do you have the right kernel configuratoin? It sounds like
you need to load the modules (or set modules.conf to
auto-load them with "alias" lines)
On linux 2.4 you need ppp_generic, ppp_async, slhc loaded
with modprobe or insmod.
on 2.4 config options under "network device support"
<M> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support
[ ] PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL)
<M> PPP support for async serial ports
<M> PPP support for sync tty ports
<M> PPP Deflate compression
<M> PPP BSD-Compress compression
<M> PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)
your using a modem? cable or ADSL?
reply to me privately, as linux-kernel probably isn't
the place to discuss this since it sounds like an install
issue... if we find it's a kernel bug then it would be ok.
if you're using a 2.2 kernel i suggest you try the
one that came with your distribution.
oh yeah what is your distribution?
Cheers,
Jeremy