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Heiko Baums <lists@××××××××××××.de> writes: |
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> Am 04.04.2015 um 14:32 schrieb lee: |
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>> Which package would you recommend? There seem to be at least two I |
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>> could use: |
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>> net-dialup/ppp |
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>> net-dialup/rp-pppoe |
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> I used rp-pppoe. I found it easier to configure. ppp is installed as a |
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> dependency anyway. |
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So there isn't really a choice and rp-pppoe is some kind of additional |
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thing? What are its advantages? |
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>> I'd like to see some connection statistics, i. e. the connection should |
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>> be active 24/7, and I want to know when it's interrupted and |
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>> re-established, preferably with good error reporting. It would suffice |
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>> when I get an email telling me that the connection is down/up. |
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> If your ISP doesn't disconnect you the connection usually stays active |
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> as long as you want resp. the computer is running. |
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That's the idea, and in practise, the connection is interrupted rather |
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frequently. I'm pretty sure the router sucks and contributes to the |
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problem. If it's not only the router, that's just another thing they |
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need to fix. |
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Currently, I'm taking my money back from them until they fix the |
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problems, and they don't even notice: Fee internet for me --- though |
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I'd rather have it working. |
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> I don't know anything about the other features (anymore) but with |
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> rp-pppoe you get at least the same error messages/logs as with ppp. |
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Hm, I think I'll start with ppp then. |
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> You can also use net-misc/networkmanager. If you're using a desktop |
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> environment then you can also install gnome-extra/nm-applet for GTK |
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> based desktops or a similar package for KDE. This way you always see the |
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> connection status in the systray. And it's easier to configure. |
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> With networkmanager you can also easily choose and switch between |
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> different connection types like Ethernet, WLAN, DSL, Mobile Broadband, |
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> VPN etc. |
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Networkmanager sucks, it overwrites /etc/resolv.conf and does all kinds |
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of weird things. Maybe it's useful when you need to switch between |
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connections all the time; that's not what I'm doing. I'm not using kde |
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or gnome, either. |
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Again we must be afraid of speaking of daemons for fear that daemons |
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might swallow us. Finally, this fear has become reasonable. |
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