jpff wrote: > My firewall computer is showing problems, including a failed update from > wheezy to jessie, and I reported disk read error (according to smartd) so I > am trying to build a new machine. I have installed stretch on the new > system but I have got problems beyond my knowledge. > > The install gave me a system with a network managed where I have always used > ifconfig and the like and /etc/network/interface and do not know to remove > the network manager and install the "legacy" tools. So I have a lan > interface but no potential wan.
In theory, putting interface stanzas in /etc/network/interfaces (or in the directory /etc/network/interfaces.d) will tell networkmanager to stop controlling them. In practice, "apt remove network-manager" helps out, too. > The more detailed issue is how to configure the second Ethernet to support > pppoe. At present the new machine is on my desk but when I move it to the > WAN it will need to be running pppoe on the second interface or I will be > isolated from the world (and advice). https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html should help. -dsr-
