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| * '''Launchpad Entry''': UbuntuSpec:pppoe-configuration | * '''Launchpad Entry''': UbuntuSpec:pppoeconf-gui |
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| It's possible to set up a pppoe connection from the network administration dialog now | It is now possible to set up a PPPOE connection from the network administration dialog. |
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| Desktop users expects to be able to configure their internet connection easily | Desktop users expect to be able to configure their internet connection easily |
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| * Daniel has a dsl internet connection, he opens the network configuration dialog, select the modem, enter his login and password and is connected on internet. | * Daniel has a DSL Internet connection; he opens the network configuration dialog, selects the modem, enters his login and password and is connected to the Internet. |
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| * Modify gnome-system-tools to allow configuring the connection (login, password) |
* Modify gnome-system-tools to allow configuring the connection (login, password); see [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140408 upstream bug report] |
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| It'd be nice to generally be able to configure pppoe in the GNOME session: gnome-system-tools upstream bug about that: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140408 |
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Launchpad Entry: pppoeconf-gui
Packages affected: network-manager, gnome-system-tools
Summary
Currently, users who rely on a PPPOE connection to reach the Internet must use command-line tools to configure this connection. This process could be greatly simplified with a proper graphical configuration tool.
Release Note
It is now possible to set up a PPPOE connection from the network administration dialog.
Rationale
Desktop users expect to be able to configure their internet connection easily
Use Cases
- Daniel has a DSL Internet connection; he opens the network configuration dialog, selects the modem, enters his login and password and is connected to the Internet.
Implementation
- Teach network-manager to ignore pppoe connections
Modify gnome-system-tools to allow configuring the connection (login, password); see [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140408 upstream bug report]
BoF agenda and discussion
- Easy to detect (PADI/PADO/PADR/PADS/PADT packets on the ethernet)
- See the 'pppoe-discovery' binary (comes with ppp)
- Easy to set up (pppoeconf does this now, also detects the packets)
- Extending n-m to support PPPoE would mean that the live CD could come up with PPPoE immediately, rather than having to extend the installer to ask about it. Ubiquity would only need to copy over the resulting network configuration.
- n-m should really pick up the PAD* bits and figure out PPPoE is available, then show a password dialog for the PPP username/password
- Extending n-m to support PPPoE would mean that the live CD could come up with PPPoE immediately, rather than having to extend the installer to ask about it. Ubiquity would only need to copy over the resulting network configuration.
network-manager bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/107041 upstream: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=362482 and http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386461
PPPOESpec (last edited 2008-08-06 16:17:42 by localhost)