hello again,

made an interesting discovery. i'm willing to bet that pppd is still
unstable as hell, *but*, i've been able to work around the problems with
ifconfig locking up the box or causing oopses by using the iproute
utils. good incentive to work exclusively with those tools, at least for
now ;).

again, please CC: me.

eric


-- 
"... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited
by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when
you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new
turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily
removed the floor under your bed." - Unix for Dummies, 2nd Edition