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> I set up eth0 with no IP, ppp0 for Xdsl (pppoe), and eth1 with a private
> LAN address.  When the system boots, eth0,and eth1 both come up ok, but
> ppp0 always fails.  After Fedora gets to the desktop, I can activate
> ppp0 using  the Network Device Control tool.  Can someone tell me where
> to look so that ppp0 doesn't fail on boot up?

> Once I'm sure I can get FC4 running ok, I can put it on the original
> gateway, but if I start and don't get everything working, my wife won't
> be able to browse or get e-mail until I do.  That's not good.

> Thanks,

> Bill

> Perhaps, you might look into the order of ppp0 and associated eth0 to
> come up. So far my knowledge goes (I might be wrong) the associated
> ethernet interface, here eth0 shouldn't be up --- cause it will
> obviously be called by ppp0 at later stage.

> Disabling pppoe in init.d  and adding that pppoe start-up script in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local might do the trick.

> Just let us know.

> --
> Raqueeb Hassan
> Bangladesh

> <snip>

> Well, I agree. IMHO, most of the pppoe start-up script does it by
> default, like calling eth0 first before nogotiating with virtual
> interfaces like ppp0. But, please check that whether ppp0 is being
> called before eth0 is up or not at boot time. The order should be eth0
> --> ppp0. So, in boot time should ppp0 is is being called before eth0
> is really up, it might fail.

> --
> Raqueeb Hassan
> Bangladesh