Hello boys and girls! netbase added this text in my /etc/init.d/network file:
# (added automatically by netbase upgrade) # # In new Debian installations, this file is deprecated in favour of # the ifup/ifdown commands (invoked from /etc/init.d/networking), which # can be configured from the file /etc/network/interfaces. I have now modified /etc/network/interfaces to the case, with the simplest possible config, as from the given example. I have then renamed /etc/init.d/network so that it is not loaded at boot time. After reboot, eth0 comes up. By magic, after a while it goes down. I still have to understand how this new method works, and the man does not help. This whole thing arised from a simpler issue, that used to be simple to solve. When PPP comes up, it needs to take over the default route, then return it when it goes down. I have added defaultroute to /etc/ppp/options but it does not work. This whole thing seem to be broken, and I need the help of someone that knows how the new network management works. P.S. I am using the latest pppd and wvdial. Sergio
