pppoe: upgrading ppp to 2.4.3-20041231+3, which is now in
tseting
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ppp (2.4.3-20041231+3) has reached testing in the last few days.
This message is about upgrading it safely when it is used as suggested
by the maintainer.
Up to this version, the maintainer suggested using
auto myisp
iface myisp inet ppp
provider dsl-provider
in /etc/network/interfaces.
Now, with 2.4.3-20041231+3, he warns in
/usr/share/doc/ppp/NEWS.Debian.gz that
* Removed patch 057_pppoe-interface-change which was refused by the
upstream maintainer. Now users must arrange for the ethernet
interface used for PPPoE to be up.
Should
auto myisp
iface myisp inet ppp
pre-up ifconfig `grep eth /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider` up
provider dsl-provider
do the trick? I prefer getting the right answer from the list rather
then risking my Internet connectivity with trial and error.
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