On Sun, 11 Oct 2009, Michael Tokarev wrote: > James Andrewartha wrote: > > On Sat, 10 Oct 2009, Michael Tokarev wrote: > > > > > James Andrewartha wrote: > > > > > > > I want to run a PPPoE client on a server that also runs a PPTP daemon > > > > (poptop). > > > > For firewalling reasons, I need to rename the ppp interface used by the > > > > PPPoE > > > > connection so it doesn't match ppp+ which is used for matching the PPTP > > > > connections. However, when using udev to rename the interface, pppd then > > > > can't > > > > find the interface any more and dies. > > > The trivial solution to this, which everyone overlooks, > > > is to actually specify unit number in ppp instead of > > > trying to rename the interface. > > > > > > use unit=100 for PPoE and write your firewall rules to refer to ppp100. > > > That's all. > > > > > > Yes it's not as elegant as giving some nice name like 'pppoe-wan', but > > > it definitely works. > > > > No, this doesn't work, as I want to firewall all the PPTP interfaces with > > rules including 'ppp+' which will match ppp100. > > In this case you may consider placing your PPPoE rule before the PPTP ones. > > I understand it's all workarounds, easily doable but maybe not as elegant > as possible.
In my case the workaround is to use a separate router running OpenWRT to manage the PPPoE connection. The fact that workarounds exist doesn't change the fact it's a valid bug, albeit one that's very difficult to fix given the current architecture of pppd. -- # TRS-80 trs80(a)ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au #/ "Otherwise Bub here will do \ # UCC Wheel Member http://trs80.ucc.asn.au/ #| what squirrels do best | [ "There's nobody getting rich writing ]| -- Collect and hide your | [ software that I know of" -- Bill Gates, 1980 ]\ nuts." -- Acid Reflux #231 / -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
