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diff --git a/mdk-stage1/ppp/README.sunos4 b/mdk-stage1/ppp/README.sunos4 deleted file mode 100644 index b48aec377..000000000 --- a/mdk-stage1/ppp/README.sunos4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -This file describes the installation process for ppp-2.3 on systems -running SunOS 4.1.x (or the equivalent). - -The STREAMS modules in the sunos4 directory provide kernel support for -PPP on SunOS 4.1.x systems. They have been tested under SunOS 4.1.3 -on a SparcStation 1+. They should work under earlier SunOS 4.1.x -systems, but no guarantees are given. - -These modules are designed to be loaded into the running kernel using -the `modload' command. - - -Installation. -************* - -1. Run the configure script and make the user-level programs and the -kernel modules. - - ./configure - make - -If you wish to compile using gcc instead of cc, edit the -sunos4/Makedefs file and uncomment the line saying "CC = gcc". You -can also change the C compiler options by editing the COPTS -definition. - -2. Install the pppd, pppstats and chat programs and the loadable -module object files (you need to be root to do this): - - make install - -By default, the programs and the loadable module object files go into -/usr/local/etc. Doing `make install' also copies a script called -ppp.INSTALL into /dev, and makes ppp.LOAD, ppp.UNLOAD, ppp.MKDEV and -ppp.RMDEV links to it. You can change the installation directories by -editing sunos4/Makedefs. - -3. Load the ppp modules (you need to be root for this too): - - /dev/ppp.LOAD - -You will want to do this in your /etc/rc.local file once you have -everything installed. I suggest you put something like the following -in /etc/rc.local (or /etc/loadable, if you have one): - - if [ -f /dev/ppp.AUTOLOAD ]; then - /dev/ppp.LOAD - fi - -and then create a /dev/ppp.AUTOLOAD file with the command - - touch /dev/ppp.AUTOLOAD - -It is not advisable to unload the "if_ppp" module, because it creates -network interface units, and SunOS does not provide any way to destroy -network interfaces once created. If you do unload it, the system will -probably crash at some later stage. - -If you have previously had ppp-2.2 installed, you may have statements -in your /etc/rc.local to load the ppp module. You will need to remove -those. Having done this, you will need to reboot to remove the old -ppp module and load the new modules. |