[ILUG] pppd (the wonders of Linux)

[David Ryan]

Hi all,

I have what appears to be a stable install of SuSE6.1 up and running
for some time now and have been working through adding extra bits and
pieces very gradually.

My latest stumbling block is getting dial-up access running.  I know
that SuSE does it since in a previous incarnation the same machine
and the same distribution (sever install that time, workstation
install this time) used to do it.  However, now it doesn't seem to
have pppd installed.  I found ipppd but not pppd.

When I start kppp it complains that it can't find pppd and suggests
that I go install it.  Problem is - I can't find where to install it
from.  I did manage to go into the install packages options but
couldn't find pppd.  I located the source (under install packages)
and think I installed it, but doing locate pppd only throws up help
files and stuff, even after updatedb.

I looked through all the relevant man files and monster Linux books I
could find, but unfortunately they all seemed to start with something
like - "Ensure pppd is installed . . ."

The modem works - I can start a terminal session, dial and
authenticate against clubi.

Once more I come up against the big stumbling block of knowing that
something can be done in Linux, but not having the faintest idea of
how to start doing it.

Any ideas ?

David