Re: [linux-support] redhat ppp startup

[Markus Wernig <listener at wernig.net>]

Dare Tunde wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Sirs,
> 
> I am writing you to seek your urgent assistance to my big problem.
> 
> I have newly installed Redhat 7.2 and thereafter attempted to configure
> my internet access connect. After the configuration, I issued the
> command shutdown -r now (logged in as root) to restart the computer, but 
> the computer is now hanging after booting, I rebooted it several times 
> but always the same. The computer hangs at the section -
> Setting network Parameters
> Bringing up Interface lo
> Bring up Interface ppp0   (the last line)
> 
> I booted from the boot floppy but the same problem persisted.


hi

if the problem persisted, this means that the system is still using the 
mis-configuration that causes it to fail (i e you are still booting the 
original system).
as i have told you in my first mail, you need to boot from external 
media, and not boot the installed system. how to do this depends on your 
distribution. under suse i would boot the "rescue system" (which is 
totally on cd), then mount the root partition from the installed system 
and edit the appropriate files. which files those are in your case, i 
cannot tell, as i lack redhat experience. it should be in your handbooks.
if you don't know how to fix the problem manually, find the startscripts 
that bring up your network interfaces. find out how to disable the start 
of the PPP interface.

HELP: anyone here with redhat knowledge?