[Gllug] modules.conf question.

[David Pashley]

The Documentation/Changes document from 2.4.20 says this about PPP:

PPP
---

The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.

If you are not using devfs, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
which can be made by:

mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0

as root.

If you build ppp support as modules, you will need the following in
your /etc/modules.conf file:

alias char-major-108    ppp_generic
alias /dev/ppp          ppp_generic
alias tty-ldisc-3       ppp_async
alias tty-ldisc-14      ppp_synctty
alias ppp-compress-21   bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24   ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26   ppp_deflate

If you use devfsd and build ppp support as modules, you will need
the following in your /etc/devfsd.conf file:

LOOKUP  PPP     MODLOAD


----- Original Message -----
From: <TSchutzerWeissmann at uk.imshealth.com>
To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:51 AM
Subject: [Gllug] modules.conf question.


> Dear gllug,
>
> I'm trying to dial into the net and ... it's not working. The modem dials
> the right number, but the end comes when the ISP answers. The kernel
> complains it can't find 'tty-ldisc-3'.
>
> I've tried adding the line "alias tty-ldisc-3  ppp_async" to modules.conf,
> but to no effect - will this have an effect if ppp_async has been compiled
> into the kernel, rather than as a module?
>
> cheers,
> Tom SW
>
>


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