I don’t think leaving the layer2 bridged connection from your CPE to your network open is well advised. I would let the CPE do the PPPoE session and let the client router be a bridge as you have been. There is no point in having more IPs than needed, plus it eliminates the possibly for your client to do something wrong, either on purpose or not. Just my two cents.
If PPPoE is eating up CPU, my suggestion is get a new cpe, as it don’t take that long to do. Dennis Burgess – Network Solution Engineer – Consultant MikroTik Certified Trainer/Consultant<http://www.linktechs.net/productcart/pc/viewcontent.asp?idpage=5> – MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, MTCINE For Wireless Hardware/Routers visit www.linktechs.net<http://www.linktechs.net/> Radio Frequency Coverages: www.towercoverage.com<http://www.towercoverage.com/> Office: 314-735-0270 E-Mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PPPoE: How are you running it? I would do as you're advised. :-) ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions<http://www.ics-il.com/> [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/googleicon.png]<https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/linkedinicon.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/twittericon.png]<https://twitter.com/ICSIL> Midwest Internet Exchange<http://www.midwest-ix.com/> [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/linkedinicon.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/twittericon.png]<https://twitter.com/mdwestix> The Brothers WISP<http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/youtubeicon.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> ________________________________ From: "Micah Miller" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:22:28 AM Subject: [AFMUG] PPPoE: How are you running it? Good morning all! Currently we are running it on the CPE, but are considering moving it to the customer router. We were advised to put PPPoE on the CPE and configure the customer router as an AP (disable dhcp, plug it into a lan port instead of the wan/internet,etc). My preference is to bridge the CPE and run it on the customer router, but I am open to suggestions. What is your preference? -- Micah Miller Network/Server Administrator Network Business Systems, Inc. Phone: 309-944-8823
