Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:40:30 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Mark Hendriks <markh@lon.imag.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation Problem: ppp0 not found Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911032134070.35149-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <199911040118.RAA15304@superman.imag.net>
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when ppp ON lon> comes up, try typing term to enter terminal mode then type ATDT5551212 (your isp's number) log in with username and password or whatever the isp requires You should get PPP ON lon> type show route You should have an ip address for yourself and one for your isp in the left-hand column type add default <isp's ip address> if there's no default route shown I really don't think you need DHCP, but perhaps you do. Hope this works. Annelise On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Mark Hendriks wrote: > I have been trying to install FreeBSD over 56k modem (slow, I know, but I don't > have a credit card, so I can't get the CD, and I've had trouble getting the > book.) For some reason, I can't seem to dial in. > > My modem is a USR hardware modem, on COM2. I boot the install floppies, and > everything goes fine, until I try to dial in. When I flip to the dial in > screen, I am presented with the following: > > > Working in interactive mode > > Using interface: tun0 > > Warning: No default entry found in config file > > Phase: PPP started (interactive mode) > > PPP ON lon> > > I type 'dial', it says it's dialing, but I can tell it's not, because the light > on my phone which indicates the extention is in use doesn't come on. After a > brief pause, I get: > > > Warning: Chat script failed > > Then it hangs up. When I flip to the error message screen, I see: > > > ifconfig: interface ppp0 does not exist > > ppp0: not found > > exiting > > I've determined that this message comes up after I select the device as ppp > device on COM2, and I say yes to DHCP. I need to say yes here because my ISP > assigns IP addresses dynamically. > > Is the lack of a default entry in the config file a problem? If so, how do I > fix it? I've been through the install program a few times, and I don't even > see where it would let you into the config file, or where you can tell it to > set up ppp0. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Mark > ------------------------------------------------------------ > bogh tlhInganpu', SuvwI'pu' moj, Hegh > - "Klingons are born, live as warriors, then die." > source: The Klingon Way, Mark Okrand, 1996 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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