Wouldn't it be easier to have PPPoE as a IP configuration protocol, like DHCP or ZeroConf ? No ISP need a IP binded directly to the interface used for PPPoE service, anyway. The PPPoE connection is usually the only one needed on the WAN in such cases.
The downside is that the PPPoE is binded to a specific interface, wich may be confusing for systems using more than one interface to connect ( eg laptops using either wired and wireless connection). The Windows implementation will try to connect to a Access Concentrator on all interfaces ( sending PADI packets ) and completing handshaking on the first one responding. A posible solution will be to have PPPoE configured on all needed interfaces, and a common panel with the configuration details. A further refinement could be to allow both PPPoE and DHCP to be tried. May be useful to allow laptops automatic connection to ISPs using PPPoE or to free hotspots. Mihai Julián Alarcón wrote: > According to Dan: > > Yes, PPPoE should be more like a VPN connection and be layered on top the > existing wired or wifi connection. This should be possible in a future update > of NM. > > ** Changed in: network-manager-applet > Status: Invalid => Unknown > > ** Changed in: network-manager-applet > Remote watch: GNOME Bug Tracker #561798 => GNOME Bug Tracker #559134 > > ** Changed in: network-manager > Status: Invalid => Unknown > > ** Changed in: network-manager > Remote watch: GNOME Bug Tracker #561798 => GNOME Bug Tracker #559134 > > -- MASTER no wlan option for pppoe configuration https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232172 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
