On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Boris D. Beletsky wrote: Support is normally a module. The module must be loaded to work.
> Can somebody help this guy. Problem is that pppd tells him that > kernel lacks PPP support - I told him that he should recompile the > kernel but seems like it didn't work. I think I remember that there > was some other reason that pppd would act that way. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 21:35:47 -0600 > From: Dustin Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Boris D. Beletsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Debian FTP Installation through Internet > > Boris D. Beletsky wrote: > > > > Download the package 'gcc' and 'cpp' from the devel section. Install > > them ( first cpp then gcc ) and compile the kernel. > > > > borik > > > > Sorry to bother you again, but I recompiled my kernel and enabled ppp > support, and also made my kernel alot smaller by ommiting the extra scsi > drivers that were not needed but still even when I run pon now it still > tells me: > > "Sorry - This system lacks PPP kernel support" > > If you have any other thoughts about this odd problem please tell me. I > did have a Slackware Linux box working with the internet before but I > was using dip and not pppd. > > ---------------------------------------- > > > thks > borik > > -- > Boris D. Beletsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Network Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Institute of Computer Science, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hebrew University Home: +972 2 6411880 > Jerusalem Israel Work: +972 2 6585690 > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > ---------------- http://www.sound.net/~wpmills/ ----------------- : W. Paul Mills : Bill, I was there several years ago. : : Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. : Why would I want to go back tomorrow? : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Where were you! : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ---------------------------------------- : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Linux: Tomorrow's operating system, : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : here, today. : : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ---------------------------------------- : : compuserve 70023,1750 : #define MY_TRUE_LOVE computer : -------------- http://homepage.midusa.net/~wpmills/ ------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .