Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 16:38:58 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Bill Hamilton <billh@finsco.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: device busy (ppp question) Message-ID: <199810291638.QAA05048@woof.lan.awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:08:40 CST." <36374F98.76731DFC@finsco.com>
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> This is 2.2.7 (new install).
> When I try to "ppp -auto pmdemand" and ftp someplace, I get:
> working in auto mode
> no tunnel device available (device busy)
> Warning: OpenTunnel: no such file or directory
>
> The tun0 device is set up. Why is it busy? How do I make it unbusy?
kill $(cat /var/run/tun0.pid)
> I was using -auto mode because -direct gives me a message about
> a null destination system.
-direct is for incoming ppp.
> If I just want to use PAP, what is the best way to fire up PPP?
> On the ppp command line, where does the PAPorChapConnect label placed?
Is the synopsis in the man page unclear ?
ppp PAPorCHAPpmdemand
or
ppp -auto PAPorCHAPpmdemand
or
ppp -background PAPorCHAPpmdemand
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