How to configure pppoe client on OpenBSD?

2013-01-13 Thread Random, Eyes
I have an OpenBSD 5.1 installed + a cable from my ISP. I have the username/password for the PPPoE connection, but how can I configure the connection to be permanent? (I have 1 interface on the machine.)

Re: Why does time/ident/daytime/comsat run after an OpenBSD 5.2 install?

2013-01-07 Thread Random, Eyes
frantisek holop's answer is the most logical yet: - hi, i seem to recall reading in some RFC or maybe in one of the stevens books that these services are required for a "server". i look at it as being a good internet neighbour, a bit like "can you tell me the time please" when someone st

Re: Why does time/ident/daytime/comsat run after an OpenBSD 5.2 install?

2013-01-04 Thread Random, Eyes
Should this question posted on the dev mailing list? 2013/1/4 Gilles Chehade : > On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 10:37:13AM +0100, Random, Eyes wrote: >> obviously you or someone from this list knows the answer that why are >> these rarely used services needed to be enabled by default. >

Re: Why does time/ident/daytime/comsat run after an OpenBSD 5.2 install?

2013-01-04 Thread Random, Eyes
obviously you or someone from this list knows the answer that why are these rarely used services needed to be enabled by default. p.s.: are you Gilles ( http://unix.stackexchange.com/users/885/gilles )? 2013/1/4 Gilles Chehade : > On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 08:44:33AM +0100, Random, Eyes wr

Why does time/ident/daytime/comsat run after an OpenBSD 5.2 install?

2013-01-03 Thread Random, Eyes
I installed an OpenBSD 5.2 using "-* & +etc* & +base* & +bsd". Can someone tell my why are these: egrep -i '^time|^daytime|^ident|comsat' /etc/inetd.conf ident stream tcp nowait _identd /usr/libexec/identd identd -el ident stream tcp6nowait _identd /usr/l