Re: Again PPP2.3.5 and 2.1.x

Catalin BOIE (util@deuroconsult.ro)
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 14:31:33 +0200 (EET)


On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Mark-Andre Hopf wrote:

> Hello,
>
> i'm running 2.1.131 kernel (i686, SMP) and ppp 2.3.5 have no problems at
> all, using the plain unmodified 2.1.131 kernel with ppp compiled as module
> and the ppp daemon `pppd' from ppp-2.3.5.
>
> > Can somebody tell me "cristal clear" what's going on?
>
> I just had a look at the `ppp.c' files in the kernel and the ppp package
> and discovered that the linux file is dated 1998/07/07 while the ppp-2.3.5
> file is older, dated 1998/03/24.
>
> Maybe it's not a good idea to replace the new ppp.c with an old one. So
> have you tried the whole procedure without `make kernel' as i'm doing it?
>
> Hope it helps,
> Mark
>
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Program pppd-2.3.5 works with virgin kernel 2.1.131 (no "make kernel" for
ppp) but I'm not sure it is the way that follow all the people!

I have another question: proxyarp works on 2.1.131? I test it and with
2.0.36 works but, in the same configuration, with 2.1.131 dosen't work!

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Catalin(ux) BOIE
System Administrator at Deuroconsult
catab@deuroconsult.ro
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