kppp: Don't have sufficient permission to run /usr/sbin/pppd
        ==> no suid bit set

  as root: kppp	

           - lots of debugging messages on console

kppp: helperPid: 9469
kppp: sendRequest: trying to send msg type 6
kppp: sendRequest: sent message
kppp: recvResponse(): waiting for message
kppp: recvResponse(): received message
kppp: response.status: 0
kppp: sendRequest: trying to send msg type 2
kppp: sendRequest: sent message
kppp: response.status: 0
kppp: Locking Device: 0000009468
kppp:
kppp: sendRequest: trying to send msg type 1
kppp: sendRequest: sent message

kppp: execppp() returned with return-code 1
Couldn't find interface ppp0: TH?(H
Kernel supports ppp alright.
Couldn't find interface ppp0: TH?(H
kppp: Interface is down

          ==> kppp doesn't work at all