--- linux-2.4.orig/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt 2003-04-30 18:13:09.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.4/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt 2003-05-17 23:01:32.000000000 +0200 @@ -32,8 +38,10 @@ sethdlc hdlc0 cisco interval 10 timeout 25 or sethdlc hdlc0 rs232 clock ext - sethdlc fr lmi ansi - sethdlc create 99 + sethdlc hdlc0 fr lmi ansi + sethdlc hdlc0 create 99 + ifconfig hdlc0 up + ifconfig pvc0 localIP pointopoint remoteIP In Frame Relay mode, ifconfig master hdlc device up (without assigning any IP address to it) before using pvc devices.