Has SMPPPD Been Started?
Support knowledgebase (thallma_smpppd_start)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 7.3
Symptom
Your Internet connection does not work. The message you obtain says that SMPPPD might not have
been started.
Cause
Since SuSE Linux 7.3, a new component is used for Internet connections via modem, ISDN, or ADSL.
This component is the SMPPPD. This service must be started so that a connection can be
established through kinternet.
Solution
First of all, execute the following command as user root in order to verify if this service is running.
rcsmpppd status
The output running indicates that SMPPPD is already active. On the other hand, the status signal
unused means that the service SMPPPD has not been started. If this is the case, please
execute (as root) the following command:
rcsmpppd start
The dial-up connection should now work. If you want to automatically start this service everytime you boot
your system, you will have to perform some modifications in YaST2 as described below.
First start YaST2 with the following dialog:
Now go to Config options and select the following entries on the left side:
- Start-Variables
- Start-Network
- start_smpppd
Change the value of the start_smpppd variable to yes and click on Save.
YaST2 can be finished now.
Keywords: SMPPPD, KINTERNET, MODEM, ISDN, ADSL, TDSL, RCPPPOED, T-ONLINE
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- Version: 04. Dez 2001
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