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["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Philippe Houdoin" <philippe.houdoin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> In this case, I partialy agree :-)
> I thought you were planning to expand ifconfig code to be able to *
> delete* the ppp interface.
> Anyway, and once again, bring up and down an interface is more a 
> enable
> /disable thing than a create/delete.
> It allow the user to disable temporaly a specific interface, without 
> *
> deleting* it.
> I'm not sure the ppp interfaces should be deleted when they're 
> turning 
> IFF_UP off... just keep them disabled, but there.
> 
> Keep the add/remove "ppp<n>" interfaces into ppp interfaces manager, 
> via pppdial, and ifconfig to allow user to disable/re-enable them as 
> he 
> want...
> 
> What do you think?

I think PPP should never delete itself, it also shouldn't go up 
automatically when created (only if auto dial is enabled). It should be 
told to go online separately by setting the IFF_UP flag (but of course, 
pppdial should do that, too).
But ifconfig should be able to do it as well, as it can with other 
interfaces as well.
I don't see why PPP is anything special in this regard.

Bye,
   Axel.