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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: pppd blues
Date: 29 Apr 1997 15:11:20 GMT
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In article <5k4ldi$li4@news.usq.edu.au>,
	gdr@hotmail.com (Phil Grainger) writes:
> hiya,
> hey does anyone know when how i get pppd going ?
> all i get is a sorry pppd is not available on this system
> Im using 2.1.7 and im using basically evrything that defaults with the package
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> Phil

You need a ppp pseudo device - they don't come as default, but you
should be able to "modload" one.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !