> With the upcoming 3.7 release, I took a look at the -current manpage for > pppoe(4). It looks straight-forward enough once you have things set up, > but I didn't see answers to two things on my mind... > 1. Will users be able to use it during floppy installs, or will an > intermediate device (cdrom, nfs, or the modem/router boxes many american > telcos are selling to new subscribers) still be required?
it is not on any of the install media yet. sorry. we have space issues on some media, and must move slowly in this area, especially with stuff that is not yet 100% perfect. perhaps in time. no promises. > 2. Will hostname.pppoe be able to handle special cases like Jens' # > character in the username without any special devices, will quotes > (single, double, or otherwise) handle it, or will those people need to > rely on the userland driver for the moment? i will let canacar answer that.
