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From: tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu (Mark Tinguely)
Subject: Re: Help PPP
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In article <2i5plg$kpp@hk.super.net> root@mwong.hk.super.net (Charlie &) writes:

>I am running FreeBSD 1.0 with problems using PPP. Can anyone tell me the correct
>use of PPP to link up my server ?

Also, be sure to recompile the kernel with 'options	"COM_BIDIR"', make
outgoing devices at minor numbers 128 higher than the corresponding incoming
line (/dev/tty00 == 0 , /dev/cua00 == 128, etc). Also run '/sbin/comcontrol'
to activate the outgoing line.

--mark.