>>> rp-pppoe-3.10-1/files:etc/ppp/plugins/rp-pppoe.so >> >> That is stupid. ppp plugins are supposed to be in /usr/lib/pppd/$VERSION and >> the ppp package already contains the rp-pppoe plugin. Why does rp-pppoe >> install it again? Why do we even need rp-pppoe? > > Good question - does anyone actually use it?
Yes I do use it, at least rp-pppoe has the pppoe-server program that's for pppoe servers (which I don't think is generally usefull for anyone). But also it contains the pppoe-start/-stop scripts that are usefull for easy connecting to pppoe without networkmanager etc. Also it contains scripts you *must* use if your setup doesn't support kernel-mode-pppoe. Now, rp-pppoe's /etc/ppp/plugins/rp-pppoe.so and ppp-2.4.4's /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/rp-pppoe.so are doing the same thing, only the rp-pppoe version should be a bit newer and better. I dont have a clear overview of what the differences are (the ppp one is an older fork of the rp-pppoe version), but I could make a diff and check for obvious things if needed. -- damjan
