You don't need this any more, and will have a more efficient connection
if you get rid of this old work-around.
-Below are the steps for installing PPP on a DEC AXP system running OSF/1.
+Below are the steps for installing PPP on a Digital Equipment Corp.
+Alpha system running Digital UNIX (formerly known as DEC OSF/1.)
+
You must do all of the following as "root".
1. Make the kernel sources, daemon, chat, and pppstat program by typing
2. This step differs depending on whether you are running OSF/1 V3.0
or later.
- FOR OSF/1 VERSIONS PRIOR TO V3.0:
+ FOR DEC OSF/1 VERSIONS PRIOR TO V3.0:
| Add the following lines to the file /sys/conf/files:
|
| retval = ppp_configure(SYSCONFIG_CONFIGURE,
| &sb, sc_size, &sc, sc_size);
- FOR OSF/1 VERSIONS V3.0 AND LATER:
+ FOR DEC OSF/1 VERSIONS V3.0 AND LATER, INCLUDING DIGITAL UNIX:
| Add the following lines to the file /sys/conf/files:
|
/sys/conf/ZAPHOD. I will refer to this file from now on as
/sys/conf/SYSNAME.
-5. Add the following line at the end of /sys/conf/SYSNAME:
+5. Add the following line among the other options in /sys/conf/SYSNAME:
- pseudo-device ppp 2
+ options PPP
6. Build a new kernel by using the command