Re: starting pppoe - correct way?

[Henning Brauer <lists-openbsd_(_at_)_bsws_(_dot_)_de>]

* J.D. Bronson <jbronson_(_at_)_wixb_(_dot_)_com> [2005-03-12 23:46]:
> I have seen some discussions on this...but not a definite answer.
> 
> I had been starting pppoe in /etc/rc.local as:
> 
> echo -n ' pppoe ';      /usr/sbin/ppp -ddial isp
> 
> 
> but then I read that an alternate way was to use something
> like this:
> 
> % cat /etc/hostname.tun0
> !/usr/sbin/ppp -ddial isp
> 
> 
> ..they both work....so what is the *preferred* way to do this under OpenBSD 
> ?

that is kinda an matter of personal preference, I really prefer to have 
anything related to bringing interfaces up in hostname.if.
which has the added benefit that an "sh /etc/netstart tun0" will work 
as intended :)

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