kldload ng_ether if we need to.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ether.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/ether.c
index ebcbcd3..7d80a69 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ether.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ether.c
@@ -413,8 +413,14 @@ ether_Create(struct physical *p)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (modfind("ng_socket") == -1 &&
-        ID0kldload("ng_socket") == -1) {
+    if (modfind("ng_ether") == -1 && ID0kldload("ng_ether") == -1)
+      /*
+       * Don't treat this as an error as older kernels have this stuff
+       * built in as part of the netgraph node itself.
+       */
+      log_Printf(LogWARN, "kldload: ng_ether: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+    if (modfind("ng_socket") == -1 && ID0kldload("ng_socket") == -1) {
       log_Printf(LogWARN, "kldload: ng_socket: %s\n", strerror(errno));
       return NULL;
     }