PPPoE -> DHCP : how to switch ???

[Bob Nielsen]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 05:09:09PM -0500, troutrou wrote:
> 
> > You need to remove any ppoe configuration.  When you select Ethernet you
> > 
> > should then select DHCP.  The tool should write to 
> > /etc/network/interfaces a line containing:
> > 
> > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> 
> Oh dear. I think I screwed up ! :-/  I think I have made a mess of all
> these dhcp and pppoe stuff. :-/
> 
> I have just installed Warty again, on another hardrive. During install,
> the DHCP thing did its magic, and when I first logged in, the broadband
> was there, working ! Without me being asked any log-in or password,
> truly magic !
> 
> So I am writing this from the web based forum, not e-mail. Now I need
> to fix my "main" Warty. How do I remove any ppoe connections ?
> 
> since I have now a Warty that works, can I just copy some files over to
> the screwed Warty. For example if I copy say the entire /etc/network and
> /etc/ppp folders, will that do it ? Or are there other conf files
> elsewehre that need tweaking ??  :-/
> 
> Vince...

I suspect that will work.  I would 'apt-get --purge remove' pppoeconf 
and any related stuff (that's the command line version--I never learned 
to use the gui stuff for networking).

Bob