Package: pppoeconf Version: 1.17 Severity: normal Problems: pppoeconf created /etc/network/interface: * does not disable dhcp if it exists * uses virtual interface name after auto * may create both ppp and manual configuration * may have both "auto eth0" and "allow-hotplug eth0"
All these are not desirable. I expect simple pppoe connection should have one of the following as /etc/network/interfaces: Option 1: (I think this is best) |auto lo |iface lo inet loopback | |auto eth0 |iface eth0 inet ppp |pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up |post-down /sbin/ifconfig eth0 down |# create ppp0 interface which connects via eth0 connection |provider dsl-provider Option 2: (If you insist using manual instead of ppp) |auto lo |iface lo inet loopback | |auto eth0 |iface eth0 inet manual |pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up |# create ppp0 interface which connects via eth0 connection |up /usr/bin/pon dsl-provider |down /usr/bin/poff dsl-provider |post-down /sbin/ifconfig eth0 down ----- Here is where we are now. If we start with typical DHCP configuration: |auto lo |iface lo inet loopback | |auto eth0 |iface eth0 inet dhcp | hostname snoopy After pppoeconf |auto lo |iface lo inet loopback | |auto eth0 |iface eth0 inet dhcp | hostname snoopy | |auto dsl-provider |iface dsl-provider inet ppp |pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf |provider dsl-provider This is not right. I think you should comment out following at least. |auto eth0 |iface eth0 inet dhcp | hostname snoopy Then I reread created /e/n/i file and still feel strange though it created working configuration. The thing is after "auto" or "allow-hotplug", it should use Physical iterface name. eth0, ppp0, ... dsl-provider is not the one for sure. If I start with "alow-hotplug eth0" version, "auto eth0" was added. So there were both "allow-hotplug eth0" and "auto eth0". These are not so nice. Then I started with simpler: |auto lo |iface lo inet loopback pppoeconf created: |auto lo |iface lo inet loopback | |auto dsl-provider |iface dsl-provider inet ppp |pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf |provider dsl-provider | |auto eth0 |iface eth0 inet manual I expected this should create good configuration but what I got was funny one. Yes, I know it connects but this disregards how ifupdown package is used. It looks to me the current script tries to adress some special situation where the machine is used as NAT for LAN while sharing single interface. That is very special case and whoever makes such configuration should edit /e/n/i by hand. The funny configuration created from DHCP works as is but if one reorders contents, it may create situation here dhcp is run after pppoe and erase resolv.conf etc. I think problem I observed on debian-user ML where user were really confused with /e/n/i file created by pppoeconf and having problem connecting to the net. Besides, I see no reason to have bogus "iface eth0 inet manual" stanza. If you want to have dsl-provider as virtual interface name, you should use map script to map eth0 to dsl-provider. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages pppoeconf depends on: ii gettext-base 0.17-2 GNU Internationalization utilities ii modconf 0.3.6 Device Driver Configuration ii ppp 2.4.4rel-9 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daem ii pppoe 3.8-3 PPP over Ethernet driver ii sed 4.1.5-6 The GNU sed stream editor ii whiptail [whiptail-provider] 0.52.2-11.2 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe Versions of packages pppoeconf recommends: ii locales 2.7-10 GNU C Library: National Language ( ii locales-all [locales] 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Precompiled locale -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
