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I have a problem with PPP on RedHat 4.1.

I'm running ppp version 2.2.

If I start ppp using my old script from 3.0.3 it goes fine.

If I start it with the 4.1 scripts, it dies saying 
"Your kernel does not support PPP".  I have PPP compiled
in (not a module) and dmesg shows:

PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation)
PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
PPP line discipline registered.
PPP: ppp line discipline successfully unregistered
CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation)
PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
PPP line discipline registered.
registered device ppp0

what's worse is that it *has* worked - I have had the new script
fire up PPP happily.  So why is it whinging that ppp is not
in the kernel?  

And why does the old script work fine?  Is this a chat thingy
in disguise?

The script that works is basically:
cat $DIPSCRIPT | sed {bunch of variables} > /tmp/dip.$$

chmod 700 /tmp/dip.$$
sh /tmp/dip.$$ &
sleep 10 
rm /tmp/dip.$$
sleep 121


DIPSCRIPT is in fact a straight chat script, I'm not using Dip.
/usr/sbin/pppd -detach connect '\
        /usr/sbin/chat -v ABORT BUSY ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT ERROR ""\
        AT OK ATM1 OK ATDT'@@@phone-number@@@' LAPM "" ame: @@@login-id@@@  \
        word: @@@password@@@ @@@connect-string@@@ ""' \
        /dev/cua1 38400 debug crtscts modem lock defaultroute

The script that fails is the standard RedHAt 4.2 one:
echo $$ > /var/run/ifup-ppp-$DEVICE.pid
while : ; do
          (logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-ppp \
              "pppd started for $DEVICE on $MODEMPORT at $LINESPEED" &)&
                          /usr/sbin/pppd -detach $opts $MODEMPORT $LINESPEED \
                              connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/sysconfig/netw
ork-scripts/chat-$DEVICE"


The diff in the chat scripts is no crtscts lock or debug in the new
one (set in $opts)

So.. any clues?

Zebee


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