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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.net.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: user PPP error message (can't find ifindex) Date: 27 Jun 1996 00:27:04 -0500 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 27 Message-ID: <4qt638$ih@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4qf542$gjl@hermes.athenet.net> <31CE81EF.41C67EA6@athenet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Brian Bayorgeon (riff_one@athenet.net) wrote: : Brian wrote: : > : > very briefly.....I'm setting up user ppp and encounter the : > errors as follows : > : > can't find ifindex : > open_tun: no such file or directory : > : > then the program exits : > I can't find any reference for "ifindex" anywhere. : > any help that points me in the right direction will be greatly : > appreciated. If more info is needed I will be glad to put that : > up as well. Thanks much : > : > Brian : > A reformed(recently) DOS hacker : these error messages occur when I run the user "ppp" program cd /dev sh ./MAKEDEV tun0 sh ./MAKEDEV tun1 -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....