Bigpond -> Swiftel, using native PPPoE - works?

[estel]

Hi,

I have a churn scheduled in a week or so, and just wanted to make sure that others are able to use a similar configuration with Swiftel to the one I use with Bigpond. pppd-2.4.1-pppoe4 (the latest version patched for PPPoE), and a 2.6.2 kernel with PPPoE compiled in, using CHAP authentication, over an Alcatel Speedtouch Home. /etc/ppp/options looks like:

asyncmap 0
crtscts
lock
modem
lcp-echo-interval 30
lcp-echo-failure 4
plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.1/pppoe.so
deflate 15,15
logfile /var/log/pppd
mtu 1492
mru 1492
noipdefault
defaultroute

name foo@bar # obviously obfuscated ;)


With a typical "foo@bar * password *" line in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets. My rc.adsl script basically says:

/sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 1492 up
/usr/sbin/pppd eth0


A fairly bog-standard setup, with which I have no problems on Bigpond; can anyone confirm that a similar setup will work with Swiftel? (Most of the messages I've seen here seem to indicate that others use rp-pppoe; I prefer my way ;) ) I sort of would like to know before the churn occurs, just to be on the safe side :)

Thanks!

[smkranz0506]

i am using debian stable with 2.4.18. this does have pppoe compiled in but the stable pppd deb doesn't. therefore i use userspace pppoe rather than kernel pppoe.

sorry i can't be of any further help.

[estel]

Well, if user-space PPPoE works I'll just have to assume that kernel-mode PPPoE also works :) *downloads rp-pppoe just in case the worst happens*

[smkranz0506]

also, i think that i am using pap, not chap.

not sure where the option is to change that?

[estel]

Hmm, okay. For pppd, all you do is put your secret in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets instead of in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets, and pppd figures out which one to use based on the initial negotiation with the other end. So no big deal, I'll just pop it in both :)

[mbottrell]

Im' using Fedora Core 1 with ppp-oe outta the box.

Just ran adsl-setup :)


Was literallly that simple! :D

Cheers,

Matt.

[estel]

Well, just to follow up... we were disconnected an hour ago; came home fifteen minutes ago, fired up pppd, and voila, connected :D So to anyone wondering if Swiftel works with PPPoE compiled into the kernel and the pppoe plugin in pppd, yes it does.