diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
index 725f6f37e8..56d393cdbe 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@
 	  </listitem>
 
 	  <listitem>
-	    <para>You have a modem or
-	      other device connected to your system and configured
-	      correctly which allows you to connect to your ISP.</para>
+	    <para>A modem or
+	      other device connected to your system and properly configured
+	      to allow you to connect to your ISP.</para>
 	  </listitem>
 
 	  <listitem>
@@ -1825,9 +1825,14 @@ exit 1
     <sect2>
       <title>Check the Device Nodes</title>
 
-	<para>If you reconfigured your kernel then you recall the
-	  <devicename>sio</devicename> device.  If you did not
-	  configure your kernel, there is no reason to worry.  Just
+	<para>When using a custom kernel, make sure to include the following
+	  line in your kernel configuration file:</para>
+
+	<programlisting>device   sio</programlisting>
+
+	<para>The <devicename>sio</devicename> device is already included
+	  in the <literal>GENERIC</literal> kernel, so no additional steps
+	  are necessary in this case.  Just
 	  check the <command>dmesg</command> output for the modem
 	  device with:</para>