Hi, <snip>
> > > I just checked the "Help" screen within "make menuconfig", and it said > that the ppp module was "ppp_generic.o"; that might be relevant. > > I also understand that the error message you're getting isn't > necessarily correct; sometimes you get that message for other reasons. > What happens if you run "pon" instead of "pppd"? pon: command not found > > Are you doing this as root or a normal user? as root > Can you get the modem to dial (say, your cell phone for testing) from > minicom, just to make sure the modem's working (it was unclear to me > from your first paragraph or so if you really had the modem working > properly)? > I have my Alcatel USB ADSL modem working, (syncing with my ISP), and I have edited the /etc/ppp/options, /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file. pppd seems to need to run the ppp module?? Cheers, Ben
