Re: /etc/network/interfaces and pppoe
Am Sam, 2002-11-23 um 00.07 schrieb Bill Moseley:
> I'm still new at this ppp stuff. Confusing that I have two interfaces that
> I'm working with.
>
> I'm not clear how to setup /etc/network/interfaces.
>
> man pppoe says:
>
> OPTIONS
> -I interface
> The -I option specifies the Ethernet interface to use. Under
> Linux, it is typically eth0 or eth1. The interface should be
> "up" before you start pppoe, but should not be configured to
> have an IP address.
>
> Should be "up" but without an IP address.
>
> But man interfaces says that the IP address is required.
>
> Options
> address address
> Address (dotted quad) required
> ^^^^^^^^
>
>
> What the correct way to set it up?
The correct way would be to setup your NIC with IP and use pppoeconf
afterwards. Works For Me (TM).
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