On Saturday 04 Apr 2015 13:32:28 lee wrote: > Hi, > > I need a pppoe client, no server part necessary, to replace the > black-box router because that thing sucks. > > Which package would you recommend? There seem to be at least two I > could use: > > > net-dialup/ppp > net-dialup/rp-pppoe > > > I'd like to see some connection statistics, i. e. the connection should > be active 24/7, and I want to know when it's interrupted and > re-established, preferably with good error reporting. It would suffice > when I get an email telling me that the connection is down/up.
I have used net-dialup/ppp to handle the authentication with the ISP's RADIUS server, but retained the ADSL modem (or router in fully bridged mode) which performed the ATM encapsulation, on a G.DMT (ITU G.992.1) connection. I used /etc/conf.d/net to configure ppp like so, while : =============================================== #PPPoE configuration config_enp11s0=null config_ppp0="ppp" link_ppp0="enp11s0" plugins_ppp0="pppoe" username_ppp0='my_ISP_user_name' password_ppp0='my_secret_passwd' hide-password pppd_ppp0=" noauth defaultroute usepeerdns holdoff 3 child-timeout 60 lcp-echo-interval 15 lcp-echo-failure 3 #debug noaccomp noccp nobsdcomp nodeflate nopcomp novj novjccomp" # rc_net_need_ppp0="net.enp11s0" =============================================== enp11s0 is the NIC with which I connected to the ADSL modem. Your ISP should offer some settings in case the above are not appropriate for your connection. -- Regards, Mick
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