On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 11:19:35AM +1000, Mark Devin wrote: > Sorry for bugging people and posting lots of questions. I just don't > understand a few things now. > > See, it seems I have to compile a modified ppp with a pppoe.patch4 > applied to get adsl working on my computer. I am running a 2.4.2 kernel > with kernel pppoe support. > > I am just trying to figure out the best way to do it - ie the debian > way? > > And I don't understand why there aren't a whole heap of people needing > the same thing? Why isn't there a package for the patched pppd that > provides pppoe support for 2.4 kernels?
I suspect it is because there hasn't been enough demand and the ppp maintainer hasn't personally had a need to do so. The best way to get new features like this is to file a bug (preferably including detailed information describing the change) against the relevant package. I would recommend installing the bug package, which makes this easy. If you want to modify ppp, the Debian way to do so would be to 'apt-get source ppp', then 'dpkg-source -x ppp*.dsc' , apply the patch and 'debian/rules binary', which will create a new .deb which you can then install. After seeing all the messages about ADSL problems, I am very glad I chose a provider who uses static IPs with bridging for my ADSL connection (no PPPoE or DHCP). All I had to do was configure a second ethernet port and everything was working (I realize that not everyone has this option). Bob
