111130 Mick wrote: > On Tuesday 29 Nov 2011 11:41:57 Philip Webb wrote: >> A further question: since I had previously updated /etc/conf.d/net , >> I was given a router by my ISP & therefore started to use DHCP. >> The new net.example file suggests I might make further changes in 'net' >> & simplify my configuration files. What I have now in 'net' is : >> # For a static configuration use eg : >> config_eth0="192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255" >> # You need to create the PPP net script yourself: >> # do it via 'cd /etc/init.d ; ln -s net.lo net.ppp0' >> # We have to instruct ppp0 to actually use ppp >> # Each PPP interface requires an interface to use as a "Link" >> link_ppp0="eth0" # PPPoE requires an ethernet interface >> config_ppp0="ppp" >> # Specify what pppd plugins you want to use: available are: >> # pppoe, pppoa, capi, dhcpc, minconn, radius, radattr, radrealms, winbind >> plugins_ppp0="pppoe" >> # PPP requires at least a username. >> # It will use the password specified in /etc/ppp/*-secrets >> username_ppp0='****@***' >> #pppd_ppp0=( "debug" "updetach" "noauth" "defaultroute" "usepeerdns" >> "persist" ) pppd_ppp0=( "updetach" "defaultroute" ) > why do you need PPP, unless this is a router > that also authenticates into your ISP's adsl radius server? > your new router does this now. Don't need these at all.
Thanks! I finally got around to testing leaving that stuff out & you are quite correct: there's no need for any of it nor for the symlink 'net.ppp0' in /etc/init.d . -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
