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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!pendragon.jsc.nasa.gov!ames!cnn.nas.nasa.gov!lestat.nas.nasa.gov!thorpej From: thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov (Jason R. Thorpe) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp Date: 2 Sep 1995 20:25:17 GMT Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Project - NASA Ames Lines: 17 Message-ID: <42aejd$c8n@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> References: <42a9kg$dda@newsgate.dircon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: lestat.nas.nasa.gov In article <42a9kg$dda@newsgate.dircon.co.uk>, Tony/Amber Lawson <cyril@dircon.co.uk> wrote: >I've just installed NetBSD-1.0 using the 'base' and 'etc' distribution >sets...I thought PPP came installed, but when I run pppd I get >'sorry, ppp is not available on your system.' >Anyone know why? Is it something to do with ifconfig? Ummm ... sounds like ppp isn't configured into the kernel. Type `ifconfig -a'. If there's no ppp interfaces, then you need to build a new kernel with a `pseudo-device ppp 1' entry .. the count is the number of ppp interfaces the kernel can support. -- Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: 408.866.1912 NAS: M/S 258-6 Work: 415.604.0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: 415.428.6939