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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!op.net!news-xfer.netaxs.com!tezcat!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!howland.erols.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!startide.ctr.columbia.edu!wpaul From: wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu (Bill Paul) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: How do you recompile the kernel to support ppp? Date: 30 Dec 1996 15:28:11 GMT Organization: Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research Lines: 33 Message-ID: <5a8n2c$cbr@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> References: <32c6fc5a.220668@news.mindspring.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: startide.ctr.columbia.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:33243 Daring to challenge the will of the almighty Leviam00se, skywalkr@hotmail.com had the courage to say: : No matter what I do I cant seem to get PPP working on my 2.2-BETA : version of FreeBSD, when I type pppd it tells me I need to recompile : to kernel to support ppp, but I have no clue how to edit or recompile : the kernel... Please help! : Thanks! : -skywalkr@hotmail.com- Rrrrr..... for the umpity-umpth time: # modload -e if_ppp_mod -o /tmp/if_ppp_mod /lkm/if_ppp_mod.o You don't necessarily _have_ to recompile the kernel to get PPP support. Loading the PPP loadable kernel modules works too. The only problem is that it only gives you two PPP interfaces (ppp0 and ppp1). If you want more than that, then you have to recompile the kernel (or the LKM). Yes, there really are useful things in the /lkm directory. -Bill -- ============================================================================= -Bill Paul (212) 854-6020 | System Manager, Master of Unix-Fu Work: wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu | Center for Telecommunications Research Home: wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu | Columbia University, New York City ============================================================================= "If you're ever in trouble, go to the CTR. Ask for Bill. He will help you." =============================================================================