Bug#306331: eth0 not activated when connecting

[Holger Jaekel]

Package: pppoeconf
Version: 1.6
* Problem description:
I configured my DSL-connection with pppoeconf so that it starts the 
connection at boot time. pppoeconf inserts the following lines to 
/etc/network/interfaces:

auto dsl-provider
iface dsl-provider inet ppp
        provider dsl-provider
After reboot, the connection is down. Using pon writes the following to 
the log-file:

Apr  7 21:15:53 debian pppd[4351]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
Apr  7 21:15:53 debian pppd[4352]: pppd 2.4.3 started by root, uid 0
Apr  7 21:15:53 debian pppd[4352]: sendPacket: send: Network is down
Apr  7 21:15:53 debian pppd[4352]: Exit.
* Reason:
The interface is down. Formerly the interface was activated by 
ppp_on_boot, but ppp_on_boot is deprecated now.

* Solution:
Write the following to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto dsl-provider
iface dsl-provider inet ppp
        provider dsl-provider
        pre-up ifconfig eth0 up
Best regards,
  Holger
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