Re: Why pppoe bothers to bring the interface up?

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

#include <hallo.h>
* Shaul Karl [Thu, Jul 24 2003, 02:05:07PM]:
>   /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot.dsl has the following lines:
> 
>     # Bring the interface up
>     /sbin/ifconfig $INTERFACE up
> 	
> Why bother? Isn't /etc/rc0.d/S35networking guaranteed to run before the
> pppoe has a chance to bring the interface up?

No, it is not. Why should you configure your NIC with IP&Co. if you need
it just for DSL modem communication?

Anyways, it is a leftover from former times. Current pppoe version in
Debian contains some ifconfig code to bring the interface up when
needed.

MfG,
Eduard.