[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#499616: Bug#499616: pppoe can't replace default route when NetworkManager package is installed

[Xiaopan Zhang]

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 4:26 AM, Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org> wrote:

> Xiaopan Zhang wrote:
> > Package: network-manager
> > Version: 0.6.0
> >
> >
> > With the following /etc/network/interface
> >
> > ########################################
> > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
> >
> > # The loopback network interface
> > auto lo
> > iface lo inet loopback
> >
> > # The primary network interface
> > allow-hotplug eth0
> >
> > iface eth0 inet static
> > address 192.168.0.1
> > netmask 255.255.255.0
> >
> > auto eth0
> > ########################################
> >
> >
> > There will always be a default route in my route table, so we I use pppoe
> to
> > connect to my ISP, although I specify the option
> > defaultroute
> >
> > however, the pppd will complain:
> > Can not replacing existing default route 192.168....
>
> This looks more like the default route is set by ifupdown and not
> network-manager. Could you provide the routing table list:
> route -n


En, I would like to but I had uninstalled the network-manager.


>
>
> Do you still have the problem, if you disable/uninstall network-manager?


It's gone.


>
>
> > So I can't connect to my ISP.  Actually, I believe network-manage brings
> > more problem than it solves  ( I still remember the famous firefox-3.0
> can't
> > work with network-manager), Please consider to remove this package from
> > default installation.
>
> Feel free to uninstall network-manager, if you don't need/want it.


It 's very nice to receive your feedback.  I was a little out-of-control
after fighting the pppoe network setup and could not fix it.  I believe
network-manager might be useful for some case.

Thank you for your feedback again.


>
>
>
> Michael
> --
> Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
> universe are pointed away from Earth?
>
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