Bug 129024

Summary: RFE: Better error messages needed when bringing up PPP link
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: W. Michael Petullo <redhat>
Component: system-config-networkAssignee: Harald Hoyer <harald>
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Description W. Michael Petullo 2004-08-03 03:33:22 UTC 
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Description of problem:
The system-config-network tool gives very vague messages when an error
occurs while activating a PPP link.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
system-config-network-1.3.17-2

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Try to bring up a PPP link using the system-config-network GUI tool. 
Cause the activation to fail.

Actual Results:  The error message printed is very vague.  Here is an
example of an error message:

Cannot activate network device SBC_Northbrook!
Failed to activate SBC_Northbrook with error 7

Expected Results:  Instead of displaying a pppd exit code, the
corresponding error message should be displayed.  For example, the
pppd man page says that exit code 7 means, "The serial port could not
be opened."

Additional info:
Comment 1 Harald Hoyer 2007-11-13 11:34:33 UTC 
https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/projects/system-config-network/ticket/34