Re: PPP: /etc/ppp/ip-{up,down} query.
Daniel Martin at cush <dtm12@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> wrote:
> wnoise@ugcs.caltech.edu (Aaron Denney) writes:
>
> > Why does /etc/ppp/ip-up unnecessarily ifconfig the ppp device? I don't
> > believe this is necessary, as ppp appears to set up the device properly
> > on its own. As I understand it this file is meant for setting up routes,
> > or doing various random hacks at connection time (flushing mail queue, etc.)
>
> Hmmm... The default /etc/ppp/ip-up that came with my debian CD (ppp
> package version 2.2.0f-23) doesn't do that. (it just sets the path
> for subsequent, user-added commands).
Wacky. The latest hamm .deb also has only the path defined. I am
guessing the ifconfigs got in there a while ago, and the files were not
updated with the rest of ppp. In any case, thanks for your confirmation
that these aren't necessary.
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Aaron Denney
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