On Fri, 2001-12-14 at 02:28, Paul Rodríguez wrote:
> How come I have *both* eth0 and ppp apparently running when I type
> ifconfig?
>
> I connect to the internet via adsl.
Some types of DSL require ppp (specifically, 'pppoe', or Point-to-Point
Protocol Over Ethernet) to connect and authenticate with the ISP. Yours
is probably one.
Dave
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