From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 25 03:42:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E44CE16A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 03:42:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from qmail-scanner.wlink.com.np (qmail-scanner.wlink.com.np [202.79.32.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DA78E43D3F for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 03:42:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bikrant_ml@wlink.com.np) Received: (qmail 58822 invoked by uid 1008); 25 Apr 2004 10:42:15 -0000 Received: from bikrant_ml@wlink.com.np by qmail-scanner.wlink.com.np by uid 1002 with qmail-scanner-1.20 (clamscan: 0.60. Clear:RC:1(202.79.32.78):. Processed in 1.792328 secs); 25 Apr 2004 10:42:14 -0000 Received: from smtp3.wlink.com.np (202.79.32.78) by qmail-scanner.wlink.com.np with SMTP; 25 Apr 2004 10:42:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 18336 invoked by uid 514); 25 Apr 2004 10:40:38 -0000 Received: from [202.79.36.168] (HELO bikrant.org.np) by smtp3.wlink.com.np (qmail-smtpd) with SMTP; 25 Apr 2004 10:40:38 -0000 (Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:25:38 +0545) From: Bikrant To: "JJB" Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:25:28 +0545 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200404251625.28816.bikrant_ml@wlink.com.np> X-Spam-Check-By: smtp3.wlink.com.np Spam: No ; 0.0 / 5.0 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What is PPPoed? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:42:31 -0000 On Friday 23 April 2004 19:38, JJB wrote: > Gleb > > I see from the mailing list that you are currently helping Bikrant > with his 'pppoed crashed' problem. In 5 years on this list I have > not seen pppoed ever mentioned and was even unaware of it's > existents. > > I all ready did my homework reading the man pppoed and googleing. > > The 'man pppoed' documentation is very cryptic and gives absolutely > no insight as to the conditions under which a person would need to > use it, as well as no instructions on how to enable it. Not until I > read Bikrant's post containing his rc.conf statements did I realize > that pppoed was something different that 'user pppoe'. From my > search for documentation I am surprised at the fact that Bikrant > even found out about the rc.conf statement needed it enable it. > > I already know that pppoed is different than 'user pppoe'. > I know under what conditions someone would use 'user pppoe'. > > Would you or Bikrant please post any reference web sites or links to > documentation on pppoed that you have used to learn about using and > configuring pppoed as I would like to learn more about this pppoed > function? Hi joe, pppoe is Point to point protocol over ethernet. You can use the service to authenticate Lan/wireless/adsl users before they start using internet. I'm using the service to authenticate and shape bandwith (by running script when the ppp interface comes up) of my wireless users. I hope you got the idea. http://w3.itoh.net/pppoe3.html with regards, Bikrant > > Could you or Bikrant please explain what need or purpose pppoed is > being used to satisfy? > > Thanks > Joe