[ale] ppp server again

[Geoffrey]

Keith Hopkins wrote:


> The modprobe error is probably nothing to be worried about, but...
> 
> Looks like you should have these in your /etc/modules.conf
> alias tty-ldisc-1  slip
> alias tty-ldisc-3  ppp
> alias tty-ldisc-5  mkiss


I've added the ppp entry, although I still get the tty-ldisc-3 error??

I've compiled slip support, and don't know what mkiss is.


> 
> And, is ppp built as a module?????


ppp_generic.o module is loaded.


> 
> Did you EVER have this running with your current kernel?  What kernel 
> are you using?


No, I've not used ppp with this kernel, but I did compile it as a 
module.  Kernel 2.4.12


> 
> 
> alternatively... (from 
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Kerneld/configuration.html)


I'll check it out.  I've found about 4 different docs on this, all 
taking different approaches.  Some pass ppp args on the command line, 
others place them in the options file.  Some call pppd from a script 
referenced in /etc/passwd, others from a script in one of the mgetty 
config files.  Jeese...


> 
> Line disciplines (slip, cslip and ppp)
> 
> Line disciplines are requested with tty-ldisc-x, with x being usually 1 
> (for SLIP) or 3 (for PPP). Both of these are known by kerneld 
> automatically.
> 
> Speaking of ppp, if you want kerneld to load the bsd_comp data 
> compression module for ppp, then you must add the following two lines to 
> your /etc/conf.modules:


Should work without it, though right?  I'll worry about that once I get 
the connection to complete. :)


> 
> alias tty-ldisc-3 bsd_comp
>   alias ppp0 bsd_comp
> 
> 
> Lost in Tokyo,
>   Keith
> 
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