[Nix-dev] "pppd is unable to open the /dev/ppp device"

Peter Simons simons at cryp.to
Sun Dec 4 12:02:16 CET 2011


Hi Paul,

 > So, if /dev/ppp is not there for you I would guess you don't have
 > ppp_generic listed in lsmod.

right! When I load ppp_generic, the device suddenly appears. Thanks a
lot for your help.

I assumed that wvdial (or pppd) would load it automatically, but
apparently that's not the case.

Take care,
Peter



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