[pptp-server] ppp_mppe

[Ralph Winslow]

When on Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Nick Blievers wrote, I replied:

Thanks, Nick!

A previous e-mail suggested that I rmmod ppp_deflate first, and from
that clue I figured out what you suggest below.  But thanks for your
response anyway.

> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:10:34 +1100
> From: Nick Blievers <nickb at bigpond.net.au>
> To: Ralph Winslow <ralphw at cnet.com>
> Cc: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] ppp_mppe
> 
> Hi,
> 
> >
> > root at rjw# rmmod ppp
> > ppp: Device or resource busy
> This is a simple issue with module references, basically you are trying to remove ppp, but ppp_deflate and bsd_comp need it!
> >From the lsmod man page:
> 
> The format is name, size, use count, list of referring modules.  The information displayed is identical to that available from /proc/modules.
> 
> >
> > I tried to proceed like this:
> >
> > root at rjw# lsmod
> > Module                  Size  Used by
> > ppp_deflate            40936   0  (autoclean)
> > bsd_comp                3908   0  (autoclean)
> > ppp                    21132   0  (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp]
> > slhc                    4664   0  (autoclean) [ppp]
> > emu10k1                45264   0  (autoclean)
> > soundcore               2644   4  (autoclean) [emu10k1]
> > lockd                  31084   1  (autoclean)
> > sunrpc                 51804   1  (autoclean) [lockd]
> > af_packet               6464   0  (autoclean)
> > serial                 19196   0  (autoclean)
> > 3c59x                  19548   1
> 
> Try using:
> #rmmod ppp_deflate bsd_comp
> #rmmod ppp
> #rmmod slhc
> 
> 
> Sorry, I can't help with your other problem, but this'll save the reboot!
> 
> 
> Nick
> 
> 

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