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Title: ppp-up does not work in SuSE 6.0

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ppp-up does not work in SuSE 6.0

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.0

Symptom:

The script /etc/ppp/ppp-up results in the following error message:

Toaster:/etc/ppp # ./ppp-up
/usr/sbin/pppd: unrecognized option '-ipx-protocol'
pppd version 2.3 patch level 5

Reason:

The script ppp-up in SuSE Linux Version 6.0 has an error.

Solution:

Use your favorite text editor to edit the following lines in the script /etc/ppp/ppp-up:

before
pppflags="115200 modem defaultroute crtscts noipdefault -as 0 \
-ipx-protocol netmask 255.255.255.0 user $USER"

after
pppflags="115200 modem defaultroute crtscts noipdefault -as 0 \
netmask 255.255.255.0 user $USER"

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Keywords: PPP, PPP-UP, UP, IPX, IPX-PROTOCOL, PROVIDER

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SDB-stefan_ppp_up_start_problem, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany - Version: 04. Jan 1999
SuSE GmbH - Last generated: 07. Oct 1999 18:07:09 by maddin with sdb_gen 1.00.0