First and foremost because i've try it several times, always end with an error in setspppname. Second, i'm not the only one facing it -> http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/729287.html at bottom of page "rhade" describes what he found. Third - when using guest:guest /ISP default user:pass / everything goes well. I forgot exact length, but when experimenting i think it was ten or twelve /nine is taken from link above/. What else could it be ?
>-------- Nphchm`kmn ohqln -------- >Nr: Marc Balmer >Nrmnqmn: Re: in-kernel pppoe issue with username/password length >Dn: asd asd >Hgop`remn m`: Qpd`, 2008, ^kh 16 21:21:15 EEST >* asd asd wrote: >> First of all I would like to say you hello! I have some problems on setting >> up a OpenBSD box as gateway for pppoe connection. I'm using a DSL modem >> running in bridge mode / well, i try >> to use it :) /. PPPOE username/password are 16 character in length and i >> believe this is a issue with in-kernel pppoe / only allow 9 character >> usernames/passwords /, otherwise generate error in setspppname/. My provider >> ain't gonna help me to change my user and pass lenght because it is illegal >> to change mode of DSL modem in first place! Using userland pppoe leads to >> another problems, this time with the not so unfamiliar - No Buffer space >> avalible. All this experience with buffer space is identical on two PCs - >> Intel Pentium 2 233mhz on i 440ex with 192MB and another Pentium [EMAIL >> PROTECTED] on i440bx. NIC's are also the same - one pair rtl8139 and one >> pair of 3com's 3C905B. No matter how i mix stuff i always >> get overwhelmed >> by the 12Mbps of my DSL. >> Today i setup a [EMAIL PROTECTED] and everything run almost fine, >> one hour with no problems and then about 20 >> pings were lost due >> buffer blah, blah. What powerfull router ei?! No thanks, i will try other >> alternatives. Question is how to solve problem with user/pass >> in built-in pppoe and >> test to see if there is any improvement. >> Maybe in 4.4 length will be expanded, but on current changelog there is no >> such info. >> Appreciate your help... >> p.s. Sorry but my english is not so good. >> > >what makes you think that the pppoe(4) interface has a limit of 9 chars >for the username? There is no such limit, I am using a much longer >username in my /etc/hostname.pppoe0 file myself.
