| 1 |
Am 04.04.2015 um 14:32 schrieb lee: |
| 2 |
> Which package would you recommend? There seem to be at least two I |
| 3 |
> could use: |
| 4 |
> |
| 5 |
> |
| 6 |
> net-dialup/ppp |
| 7 |
> net-dialup/rp-pppoe |
| 8 |
|
| 9 |
I used rp-pppoe. I found it easier to configure. ppp is installed as a |
| 10 |
dependency anyway. |
| 11 |
|
| 12 |
> I'd like to see some connection statistics, i. e. the connection should |
| 13 |
> be active 24/7, and I want to know when it's interrupted and |
| 14 |
> re-established, preferably with good error reporting. It would suffice |
| 15 |
> when I get an email telling me that the connection is down/up. |
| 16 |
|
| 17 |
If your ISP doesn't disconnect you the connection usually stays active |
| 18 |
as long as you want resp. the computer is running. |
| 19 |
|
| 20 |
I don't know anything about the other features (anymore) but with |
| 21 |
rp-pppoe you get at least the same error messages/logs as with ppp. |
| 22 |
|
| 23 |
You can also use net-misc/networkmanager. If you're using a desktop |
| 24 |
environment then you can also install gnome-extra/nm-applet for GTK |
| 25 |
based desktops or a similar package for KDE. This way you always see the |
| 26 |
connection status in the systray. And it's easier to configure. |
| 27 |
|
| 28 |
With networkmanager you can also easily choose and switch between |
| 29 |
different connection types like Ethernet, WLAN, DSL, Mobile Broadband, |
| 30 |
VPN etc. |
Archives