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Article #473Re: kppp
From: Greg Crutcher
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:00
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Corel's kppp is broken. To fix it (as root) at command prompt type: "mv /etc/ppp/options /etc/ppp/options.old <enter>(renames file) "touch /etc/ppp/options" <enter>(creates new file) don't type quotemarks It works as long as everything else is setup correctly Good Luck!! blariz wrote: > > Thanks for the tip, I will go to KDE.org and check for the FAQ's. I > hope it works for me too! > blariz > > In article <387D7449.BF5772C1@infantry.com>, > "jorge o. castro" <castro@infantry.com> wrote: > > blariz wrote: > > > > > > There are a lot of people complaining about kppp lately (including > > > me). It was working fine for me in my COL2.3 distro with the KDE > and > > > kppp that shipped. Now I am playing with Peanut Linux (kernel > 2.2.14, > > > KDE1.1.2) and the exact same thing is happening mostly as user (not > > > root). As soon as I connect, I immediately get disconnected with > the > > > error that "Sorry, the pppd daemon has died unexpectedly". I > wonder if > > > KDE.org is aware of this and addressing the issue?? I have > downloaded > > > a dialer from freshmeat.net called XISP that looks like it could be > > > promising. I haven't installed and tried it yet. Hopefully this > will > > > get sorted out soon. > > > blariz > > > > did you try "chmod u+s pppd" and/or "chmod u+s kppp" ??? It's in the > KDE > > ppp faq .. I had that problem with the disconnect, did that, now it > > works fine!! > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
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