[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >c) what should be done for systems with multiple network cards? Probe all of them.
>The way I am thinking the PPPoE configuration should be done/integrated in d-i: > - if dhcp fails, try the detection of concentrators (implies running >ifconfig ethX up) No. DHCP and PPPoE support are not related. > - if concentrator detection fails, drop to manual configuration If no concentrator is detected then the interface does not support PPPoE and there is no need or reason to configure anything. >The pppoe and dhcp protocols are orthogonal, so if one configuration >succedes on a card, there is no way the other will. So the question This is totally wrong. PPPoE and DHCP *are* indeed orthogonal, and this mean that they are compatible and can be used at the same time. DHCP will provide the eth0 IP address and PPPoE the ppp0 interface. >is, when should the PPPoE configuration be attempted? It seems logical After DHCP. >directed to static configuration. I am not sure if there are cases in >which the concentrator is not detected, but I fear that in the case in No. >Once the configuration is made for one card, should it be attempted >for others, too? This is a little bit difficult and I fear there are No. >In case the PPPoE connection fails, should the user be given the >chance to configure the card as static? Note that if the concentrator These things are not related. >There is small issue, if the concentrator is searched on a card, then >the card in question must be "ifconfig CARD up" with no IP, should >this be restored if the concentrator is not found? Would it affect the Wrong, the ethernet card should get a proper IP address. Network interfaces used for PPPoE do not need any special configuration. >How can the configuration information be copied to the target system >after the system is installed? The udev script already does this. -- ciao, Marco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
