From: Brian Galbraith (brian.galbraith at domain bigfoot.com)
Date: Tue 05 Oct 1999 - 18:31:47 IST
>
> 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
>
The SuSe package ppp also contains the pppd daemon......check to see if you
have it installed.
If I remember correctly..it was not installed by default in 6.1
Regards
Brian
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