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On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:48:34 -0600, BigBoy2000 wrote:
> # ppp -background pppoe
>
> and then get the following
>
> Using interface: tun0
> Child Failed (errdead)
>
> Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong?

Lots of things can go wrong. So many, in fact, that ppp has a score
keywords to turn logging for specific types of events on or off.

What you should do is read ppp(8), and figure out how to use ppp
interactively. Note especially the ``log local'' command. If you want
us to help, configure logging to file (syslog, really) with the most
relevant log-items, and show us a failing session.

While the handbook is very useful to get started, sometimes you need to
dig in to really solve the problem. The ppp manpage is the reference to
read next.


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