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Re: ppp/ip-up vs. network/if-up



On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 23:28, Robert Collins wrote:
> Does it hook into ppp to handle persistent ppp connections? (i.e. adsl).


I am not sure what you mean.

The new ifupdown uses pppd's updetach option.  Run with this option,
pppd only exits after it has made a connection.  Since ifup runs "up"
commands only after pppd exits, "up" commands only get run after the
connection has been made.

-- 
Thomas



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