Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 02 Mar 2001 08:57:26 -0500 | From | Jeremy Jackson <> | Subject | Re: PPP problems |
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Rob wrote:
> Hi, I'd like to thank everyone that helped me with the compiler problem. > I've updated everthing in Documentation/Changes I have a brand spankers > new gcc, ppp, etc. The problem I'm running into now is when I try to > connect to the internet, it says that I don't have a kernel that supports > PPP. I've tried compiling it in as modules and as part of the kernel but > when I try to connect to the isp I keep getting the message that I don't > have a kernel that supports PPP. I've even contacted my System > Administrator, Hi Chris ;^). Any ideas on what I could try next? A cc > would be great, as I'm not on the linux-kernel list.
Do you have the right kernel configuratoin? It sounds like you need to load the modules (or set modules.conf to auto-load them with "alias" lines)
On linux 2.4 you need ppp_generic, ppp_async, slhc loaded with modprobe or insmod.
on 2.4 config options under "network device support"
<M> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support [ ] PPP multilink support (EXPERIMENTAL) <M> PPP support for async serial ports <M> PPP support for sync tty ports <M> PPP Deflate compression <M> PPP BSD-Compress compression <M> PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL)
your using a modem? cable or ADSL?
reply to me privately, as linux-kernel probably isn't the place to discuss this since it sounds like an install issue... if we find it's a kernel bug then it would be ok.
if you're using a 2.2 kernel i suggest you try the one that came with your distribution.
oh yeah what is your distribution?
Cheers,
Jeremy
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