Problem with pppd and Kernel
Hi there, I am new to Debian, having used Slack previously. I am having problems with getting my Internet connection to work under Debian 2.2. I run pon and get a ppp not supported by kernel message. Check that the modules physically exist and they do. I run the command /sbin/modprobe -v ppp and get another message that states insmod unsuccessful as there is a kernel mismatch. It tells me that the modules are for kernel 2.2.16, yet I have kernel 2.2.17. Any ideas on how to solve this? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Daniel Christle
Re: Problem with pppd and Kernel
You are correct. I had not recompiled the kernel. At least not yet. I did try to make the connection as root and had not tried as a user just yet. I normally try to make the initial connection as root. Make sure it it clean and then use always as a user. Now that having tried the option of re-running pppconfig and still no success as a user any ideas on where I should go now? Would a recompile be the best option in this case? Thank you for the assistance. Dan On 27 Nov 2000, John Hasler wrote: > Patrick Cheong Shu Yang writes: > > I suspect it is when he compiled his kernel > > I wasn't aware that he had compiled his kernel. > > > Also, for pon to work when logged in as a "normal" user, the user needs > > to be added to the "dip" group. > > Which is why I told him to add himself as a ppp user in pppconfig: that is > what it does.
