Package: ppp Version: 2.4.3-20050321+2 Severity: normal Hello,
the subject says it all. Currently, you forced most DSL users to have an interfaces entry for getting the ethernet interface up (*). So, by default pon is broken now, since the interface is down after the reboot. IMO to fix that problem, either hooks in the config files needs to be fixed for pppoe connections (to run ifconfig from them (**)), or you should continue with the next logical step: throw away pon and make symlink pon/poff to ifup/ifdown. The transition should not be very complicated - first you make sure that everything works well within ppp, then you pass this bug over to ifupdown where some things need to be adopted (recognizing pon/poff as command names). Regards, Eduard. (*): just for cosmetics reasons which I still do not understand but unfortunately "the maintainer is always right" rule applies (**): which is a pain in the ass or just bloat, you need to run a separate tool just to enable an interface that "belongs" to this connection anyway -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-rc5 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages ppp depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libpam-modules 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules f ii libpam-runtime 0.76-22 Runtime support for the PAM librar ii libpam0g 0.76-22 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libpcap0.7 0.7.2-7 System interface for user-level pa ii makedev 2.3.1-78 creates device files in /dev ii netbase 4.21 Basic TCP/IP networking system ii procps 1:3.2.5-1 /proc file system utilities ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-4 compression library - runtime -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
