On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 06:41:40PM -0600, Jude DaShiell wrote: > file: /etc/network/interfaces (cut here) ... > # The primary network interface > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > auto dsl-provider > iface dsl-provider inet ppp > pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf > provider dsl-provider > > auto eth0
Hmmmmm... I do not know who and which package wrote these lines but looks very funny. If you are accessing internet via broadband modem with router and DHCP capability, you only need: allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp or auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp And if you have pppoe at boottime: auto dsl-provider iface dsl-provider inet ppp provider dsl-provider The "pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf" may be right but I am not quite sure if you need it. I have not used direct pppoe recently but dsl-provider file provided by the normal package installation has: pty "/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0 -T 80 -m 1452" So it uses eth0. (To me that funny line for pre-up script is not needed but I may be wrong.) But having both one of the DHCP and PPPoE coniguration auto started at boot time (auto stanza) or device discovery by kernel time (auto--hotplug stanza) in this configuration is sure call for trouble. That explains funny starting you experienced. Comment out unneeded one. By the way where did you get idea to write such configuration or what package configured your system as such. That concerns me more than any thing. As others said, you need to identify your network environment. DHCP or direct PPPoE. Then set your /e/n/i file as it fits. Good luck. Again please read URL link I posed. That get you to the right system. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]