[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#527637: Bug#527637: network-manager disconnects a pppoe connection activated via /etc/networking and pppoeconf

[Michael Biebl]

Felix H. Dahlke wrote:
> Package: network-manager
> Version: 0.6.6-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> I have set up a pppoe connection to my ISP using pppoeconf on a machine
> directly connected to the DSL modem.
> 
> The connection is established properly during the boot process, but only lasts
> for a couple of seconds: As soon as network-manager has established his own
> connection, I am (according to my ISP) still connected, but cannot actually
> reach any server, neither by it's FQDN, nor via it's IP.
> 
> When network-manager has established his connection, it says:
> "Wired network connection with a self-assigned address"
> 
> According to /sbin/ifconfig, the devices ppp0 and eth0 are still up and
> assigned with the correct IPs.
> 
> I worked around the issue by rigorously deactivating network-manager:
> # update-rc.d -f network-manager remove
> 
> Despite this probably being a bug, I am welcome to suggestions or pointers
> (via e-mail) to documentation on how to "properly" set up a pppoe connection
> with lenny and perhaps network-manager.
> pppoeconf is basically the only way I know of.

Can you show me your /etc/network/interface. Have you configured your eth0
device this way?

Cheers,
Michael

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