Bug#604462: ITP: ifupdown-scripts-wa -- collection of useful extension scripts for ifupdown

[Bastien ROUCARIES <roucaries.bastien@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Stefan Tomanek
<stefan.tomanek+debian@wertarbyte.de> wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Stefan Tomanek <stefan.tomanek+debian@wertarbyte.de>
>
>
> * Package name    : ifupdown-scripts-wa
>  Version         : 0.4.1-1
>  Upstream Author : Stefan Tomanek <stefan.tomanek+debian@wertarbyte.de>
> * URL             : https://github.com/wertarbyte/ifupdown-scripts
> * License         : GPLv3
>  Programming Lang: Shell
>  Description     : collection of useful extension scripts for ifupdown
>
> This package includes the following scripts extending the ifupdown system
> with useful features. All scripts are configured through additional statements
> in /etc/network/interfaces and integrate nicely:
>
>  * addresses
>     allows multiple addresses to be added to an network device
>     in a convenient CIDR notation
>  * reachable
>     add additional networks reachable thourgh a configured interface, either
>     directly or by using a connected gateway
>  * conflicts
>     automatically (de)configures an interface when another one comes up
>     or goes down
>  * pan
>     connects your computer to an Bluetooth PAN access point
>     before configuring the interface
>  * vpnc
>     controls a cisco VPN connect through ifupdown
>  * wireless-tools-snooze
>     waits for association with the access point before retrieving
>     an IP address for the wireless network
>  * ifupdown-network
>    pm-utils script that shuts down specified network devices during
>    suspend and restores them during resume
>
> -- System Information:
I really like some of script but why do not add the vpnc facility to
vpnc package for instance ?

Bastien