From owner-freebsd-net Fri Mar 30 19:28: 2 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12EBA37B71E for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 19:27:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA13985 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:27:50 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010330201802.00dc8f00@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:27:38 -0700 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org From: Brett Glass Subject: Transition from modem PPP to PPPoE Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I need to move a PPP link from a pair of modems to a wireless network. The wireless network has MAC layer bridges with Ethernet ports, so basically what I need to do is reconfigure the client (running FreeBSD 3.2 with security patches and userland PPP) and the server (also running FreeBSD 3.2 with security patches, but with kernel PPP) to communicate via PPPoE rather than via the modems. I've checked out the FreeBSD Handbook and have found a brief explanation of how to set up a client running userland PPP for PPPoE. However, there's no mention of what to do on the server side or with kernel PPP. Finally, while I'm not intimately familiar with PPPoE, it's obvious that it cannot use IP addresses for its underlying communication; it must use MAC addresses and have its own DLC mechanism. This suggests that its packets probably have a unique Ethertype. Does anyone know offhand what that type is, so that we can instruct the bridges to allow it through? (Currently, the bridges only allow TCP, UDP, ICMP, and ARP and block types such as IPX.) Pointers to information on any of these things, and/or sample configuration files, would be MUCHLY appreciated. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message