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On 13/08/2014 14:42, gottlieb@×××.edu wrote: |
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> (I use gnome, hence systemd. I have no modem, except the cable modem.) |
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> network-manager requires ppp and the latest version of ppp (just |
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> installed by today's update world) wants me to add ppp support to my |
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> kernel. |
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> I can certainly do so; is that considered advisable? If so must I do it |
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> right away? |
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Network Manager by design has 4 tabs for connections, ppp is one of |
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them. Makes sense for a portable workstation - you don't know in advance |
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what you might use to connect to a network. |
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If the ppp ebuild wants ppp in-kernel support (entirely logical), then |
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do so. Nothing says you *have* to load the module. If it were dangerous, |
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then every Linux pc supporting ppp would be vulnerable, not so? SO |
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worrying about it seems very pointless. |
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Having said that: |
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USE="-ppp" |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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