We use PPPoE for several reasons: 1. Per user accounting. 2. Per user ACLs and/or Routing control. 3. Ease of provisioning new customers. 4. Per user bandwidth limiting. 5. Ease of troubleshooting user connectivity issues. 6. IP management /Over subscription. 7. User authorization. 8. We have a mixed access environment (DSL, Cable, Wireless).
--Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Wirefree Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 2:11 PM Subject: [smartBridges] Why use PPPoE?? > This is slightly OT... > > FIRST...a little background: > > I have a pure sB wireless network. ALL of my clients are connected via > an airBridge or airPoint. I obviously do not provide any information > about our network to my clients, nor do they have admin rights to the sB > device. Therefore, the network is pretty locked down...which does not > allow clients to sniff wireless traffic (without first cracking WEP) > because they can NOT put the sB device into promiscuous mode. > > I will NEVER have the need to allow non-paying customers to access my > network either (hotspot webpage login). > > I currently use WEP and MAC internal authentication (although I will > soon move to external RADIUS). > > I deploy SOHO routers at EVERY client home which is located between the > sB device and the client internal network. I assign static IPs to EVERY > sB device and client router. Therefore, there are only 2 IPs seen from > any one of my clients (sB device and router). > > My SOHO router that I deploy at EVERY client has web based admin > authorized from ONLY my NOC IP addresses. This allows me to not only > manage all the devices remotely, but it also allows me to PING the > internal network (beyond the sB device) to prove that the sB device is > passing traffic to the wired LAN. Piece of mind for me. > > The SOHO routers have built-in PPPoE that I "could" enable if I want to. > > My question is this....Why should "I" use PPPoE for "THIS" network? > > 1. Does it provide more security? (not really, I think) > 2. Or would the only reason be for bandwidth limiting (which I currently > can not do)? > > I do NEEEEEED bandwidth limiting, but the new XO radios will do this. > So...really...does the use of PPPoE provide any greater level of > security? > > If someone manages to crack my WEP, then sniff someone's IP and MAC, > then bumps that client off the network and assumes their identity, would > PPPoE stop them from surfing? Who would really care at that point?? > > Does PPPoE use encrypted LOGIN? > > I just don't see the need right now.....any advice would be greatly > appreciated? > > Sully > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges > <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
