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Date:      Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:49:45 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        Capriotti <capriotti@geocities.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: starting ppp from inet.CONF 
Message-ID:  <199804162349.AAA01848@awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:05:07 -0300." <3.0.32.19980416160225.0097a5c0@pop.mpc.com.br> 

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> I am not very sure if starting ppp (user mode) from inetd.conf is the most
> desirable/indicated strategy, but since it is a small network, I thought it
> would match the scope.
> 
> I am using the folloing line :
> 
> 
> ppp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/ppp           ppp -alias
> -auto mpc
> 
> (there isno break here, in the line).
> 
> 
> where mpc is my provider.
> 
>                                                                              
> But I can't get ppp to start. Tips ?

Inted.conf is used to spawn programs to handle incoming tcp 
connections - not really the situation here....  Your best bet is to 
read the handbook (http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/userppp.html).

> Thank you.

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....



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