Subject: Re: misc/33898 ("NetBSD Documentation: Steps to connect via PPPoE (DSL)" has incorrect information)
To: None <martin@NetBSD.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Henry Nelson <netb@yuba.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/26/2006 16:05:05
The following reply was made to PR misc/33898; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Henry Nelson <netb@yuba.ne.jp>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: misc/33898 ("NetBSD Documentation: Steps to connect via PPPoE (DSL)" has incorrect information)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:00:12 +0900
On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 10:48:19AM +0000, martin@NetBSD.org wrote:
> Synopsis: "NetBSD Documentation: Steps to connect via PPPoE (DSL)" has incorrect information
>
> Responsible-Changed-From-To: misc-bug-people->martin
> Responsible-Changed-By: martin@netbsd.org
> Responsible-Changed-When: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:48:18 +0000
> Responsible-Changed-Why:
> I'll handle it
>
>
> State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
> State-Changed-By: martin@netbsd.org
> State-Changed-When: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:48:18 +0000
> State-Changed-Why:
> I seem to remember some out of band communication we had tracing this down
> to a ifconfig problem / timing issue that I later solved by changing ifconfig.
> Is this correct? I.e. can this PR be closed?
I have to apologize; work has kept me too busy to risk shutting down
my firewall/nat router, so I was never able to try adjusting the ifconfig
line to see exactly what was needed. (Prefixing "! /sbin/ifconfig pppoe0
inet" to the "0.0.0.0 0.0.0.1 up" in the instructions solved the no
connection problem for me, but I don't know if all of it is necessary,
e.g., the "! /sbin" part, or just "inet".)
I think we should close this PR, because no one else has ever had
problems, and I will not be able to get back to it until March 2007
at the earliest.
Sorry to have been so sloppy on this PR.
--
henry n.