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Re: Modem setup



On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 10:20:08PM +0100, Brian Somers wrote:
> > $ ppp -auto -unit0 elinkMA
> > Working in auto mode
> > tun0: not multicast capable, IPv6 not enabled
> > tun0: not multicast capable, IPv6 not enabled
> > Using interface: tun0
> > $
> > 
> > Nothing seems to have happened.
> > If I try again I receive
> > Warning: /dev/tun0: Device busy
> 
> Sounds like ppp is hanging somewhere. 

Huh?  What's hanging is the user ;P  Maybe by now you read the manpage
and understand what -auto does?  Basicly, it's not dialing because
you're not doing anything that needs an AUTOmatic connection to the
internet.  Just type 'lynx http://www.OpenBSD.org/'. 

<jakemsr@clipper.net>