after issuing the updatedb command, a locate pppd command yields the following:
/usr/doc/isdnutils/examples/default/ipppd.DEVICE.gz /usr/doc/isdnutils/ipppd /usr/doc/isdnutils/ipppd/notes.ipppd.gz usr/doc/isdnutils/ipppd/readme usr/doc/isdnutils/ipppd/readme.linux.ORIG.gz usr/doc/isdnutils/ipppd/readme.RADIUS.gz /usr/man/man8/ipppd.8.gz /usr/man/man8/pppd.8.gz /usr/sbin/ipppd /usr/sbin/pppd.ppp.pam /usr/sbin/pppd sam On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, David Natkins wrote: > I think what's being overlooked in all of this is that the orignal > problem was that pppd was not found. pppd is the daemon. > As root, issue the command: updatedb > then enter : locate pppd > and see what comes up. > > "Keith G. Murphy" wrote: > > > > Samuel Varghese wrote: > > > > > > i am new to debian but have managed to get a working set-up using 2.1. > > > however, i am unable to connect to the net. when i try to invoke ppp, i > > > get a > > > message saying that there is no pppd module. what do i do? at what stage > > > in the > > > install is the ppp module loaded? i thought that this was an integral > > > part of > > > the system and did not need to be loaded separately. > > > any help would be appreciated. i am using the fv2wm X interface. > > > > Try 'insmod ppp'. Does that make it work? > > > > This should, indeed, be done automatically. /etc/init.d/modutils should > > have code to do 'depmod -a' and 'modprobe', which should do all you > > need. Take a look there. But have you rebooted since your install? > > Maybe that's all that's needed. > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > David Natkins > Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Fax to: (718) 488-1780 > Phone: (718) 403-2474 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
