Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 04:14:21 +0000 From: "Tony Williams" <twilliams_62@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Question on PPPoE Message-ID: <F227tI7GZ8gJog7FpqV0000fe59@hotmail.com>
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Hi, I have a question regarding PPPoE protocol and code. I recently changed from dial up to a PPPoE service through a DSL provider and was successful in setting the FreeBSD 4.2 box up! Out of curiousity, I went through some of the code in netgraph and the rfc specification, but unable to follow the necessity for the Session ID. the protocol says the peer mac address and the session id determines a unique session. From one peer, one can have only one internet connection and mac addresses are unique. Why then the session id also included in the protocol. What is the advantage of having session id, it is not there in normal dial up PPP and who uses it? In my case, the ISP did not mention anything about the session id and I have only one session from the PC, i assume Thanks -Tony _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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