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Date:      Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:33:21 +0100
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: user ppp and PPPoE bridging
Message-ID:  <20071023123321.59edfd76@gumby.homeunix.com.>
In-Reply-To: <471D3737.1080300@dreamchaser.org>
References:  <471D3737.1080300@dreamchaser.org>

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On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:50:15 -0600
Gary Aitken <garya@dreamchaser.org> wrote:

> I'm attempting to change a DSL link from using PPPoE in the DSL modem
> to doing PPPoE on 6.1, with the modem in bridging mode.
> 
> I've put the DSL modem in bridging mode, and it brings up the link
> properly -- or at least it reports it as up (DSL led steady; modem
> status report shows it as up, rfc 1483.
> 
> Using user ppp, when I attempt to establish the PPPoE connection, I
> never get very far -- ppp dies when it tries to acquire carrier.  I
> don't understand this, as there isn't a carrier signal to acquire on
> an ethernet.  I tried disabling cd in ppp.conf but as noted in the
> doc, it's required for a PPPoE connection and is forced on.
> 

I'd try simplifying a bit, this is my ppp.conf file


default:
  set log Phase tun command

adsl:
  set device PPPoE:vr0
  set authname **************
  set authkey ***************
  add default HISADDR
# DNS configured manually  
# enable dns




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