Re: [aclug-L] PPProblems

[Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Sep 18, 1998 at 04:35:58PM -0500, Wayne White wrote:
> At 10:10 PM 9/17/1998 -0500, you wrote:
> >Steven Saner wrote:
> >> 
> >> Try adding the following into your /etc/ppp/options file:
> >> 
> >> -ipx-protocol           This will disable IPX
> >> debug                   This will make more debugging info show up in
> >>                         the logs.
> >> 
> >> I don't know how to disable Appletalk if that is really trying to be
> >> configured, short of not having it compiled in the kernel. Does anyone
> >> else know?
> 
> When I did this it returned an error to the effect that the instruction
> was illegal. The debug instruction does indeed send alot more stuff to 
> log, once I commented out the -ipx-protocol instruction.

Okay, probably the method submitted below is better for removing
ipx. So what did the log file say? Establishing a PPP connection
requires a sequence of steps. Each step depends on the previous one
being finished successfully and correctly. Perhaps if you could send
a copy of the log file, I/we could determine which step in the
sequence is causing the problem.

> 
> >
> >>From my /etc/modules.conf:
> >
> >alias net-pf-4               off     # ipx not in use
> >alias net-pf-5               off     # appletalk not used
> >
> >Of course if ipx and appletalk aren't modules, this won't help...
> >
> >Here's a few more aliases in /etc/modules.conf I've come to use over the
> >past year and a half:
> >
> >alias tty-ldisc-6    ppp
> >alias char-major-4   serial
> >alias char-major-5   serial
> >alias ppp-compress-21        bsd_comp
> >alias ppp-compress-24        bsd_comp
> >
> >
> >This is all for 2.0.33 modules.
> 
> My machine, running Red Hat 5.1 has no modules.conf file. It does have 
> a conf.modules file, but it is empty.
> 
> >
> >Finally, is your kernel compiled with TCP/IP networking support?  I'd
> >almost guess not based on the lack of a ppp0 interface.  Do "make
> >menuconfig" in your linux kernel source directory.  This way you'll get
> >an ncurses menu interface to check and change your kernel compile
> >options.  
> >
> >While the specifics won't apply to Southwind, you can look at my page
> >for some PPP ideas over here:
> >
> >http://homepage.netspaceonline.com/~ka0rny/linux/linux_ppp.html
> >
> >Don't worry, we won't let you fail!
> >
> >- Nate >>
> 
> 
> Nate, 
> 
> You're a lot more confident than I am. 
> 
> Thanx,
> 
> Wayne
> 
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