DSL: NetworkManager vs pppoeconf

[Eberhard Roloff]

Jared Greenwald wrote:
> I just noticed that there is a tab under NetworkManager's "edit
> interfaces" dialog that allows for setup of a DSL connection.  I also
> noticed that if I configure an interface under pppoeconf, it no longer
> shows up under network manager.  So, the question is, what is the
> preferred method of configuring DSL?  Also, what is the field called
> "Service" used for?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jared
> 
Hi Jared,

imho the preferred method of configuring DSL is using a router. Thus you 
will not be any longer connected directly to the Internet. Instead you 
are using a private network without any need for a "special DSL 
Configuration"

Imho you really should not expose a PC directly to the Interent, when 
you can do without it. And this also applies to Linux.;-)

Kind regards
Eberhard