[ale] ppp & confusion

[Linux Idiot]

RHS Linux User wrote:
> 
> Dear Sir/ Madame ,
> I am a newbie at linux redhat . I want to use minicom to establish ppp
> connection .
> There is one statement in the ppp how to that is confusing me . It is as
> follows:-
> " In order to use PPP, you must configure the kernel to include PPP
> support (PPP requires BOTH
> pppd AND kernel support for PPP)."
> I have compiled ppp support in my kernel and the booting message shows
> so.But how do I include or add pppd or a loadable modules when I have
> compiled it in my kernel itself ?
> Can you Please enlighten me ?
> I will be very grateful for your help .

What that is saying is that you must have it compiled in your kernel as
well as have the pppd binary installed on your machine, which it
probably is. Look for /usr/sbin/pppd


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