Re: 2.1 kernel troubles

On Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 09:16:49PM -0700, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I upgraded my kernel from 2.0.36 to 2.1. Unfortunately, can no longer > get on the internet. When I type 'pon', it gives me a long message > on that /usr/sbin/pppd won't work, because my kernel lacks PPP suppo

Re: 2.1 kernel troubles

> I upgraded my kernel from 2.0.36 to 2.1. Don't do that. Linux kernels are numbered so that if the second digit is even (like 0 or 2) it's a "production" kernel meant for actual work. If it's an odd number (like 1) it's meant for testing only. So you upgraded from a functional even-minor-versi

2.1 kernel troubles

Hey everyone,   I upgraded my kernel from 2.0.36 to 2.1.  Unfortunately, can no longer get on the internet.  When  I type 'pon', it gives me a long message on that /usr/sbin/pppd won't work, because my kernel lacks PPP support (or the module is not loaded).  I'm pretty sure I have PPP built i