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Internet => General Internet => Topic started by: Weaver on November 25, 2016, 03:52:56 AM
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I've just got hold of a Solwise 4G router (model 4G-54rv) and I’ve noticed this has an option to enable something called "PPPoE relay". Any idea what this might be?
Could this simply be a feature to turn the router into a straight PPPoE-speaking modem? (Yes, I know, just try it. But I'd rather not risk simply locking myself out for no good reason. I have backed up all the config so if I have to reset it to regain control then I can do so without losing all my work.)
I just wondered if anyone had seen this terminology used elsewhere in routers.
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That is a phrase which is new to me. So I did a quick search . . .
It seems to be something like --
PPPoE Relay: Enable PPPoE relay allows devices in LAN to establish a individual PPPoE connections that passes through NAT.
Here are the first two links from my search --
http://www.asus.com/uk/support/FAQ/1011727/
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/bbdsl/configuration/xe-3s/bba-xe-3s-book/bba-relaydis-ssf-xe.html
And finally the link to a Cisco PDF file --
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/bbdsl/configuration/15-mt/bba-15-mt-book/bba-relaydis-ssf.pdf
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It doesn't sound as if this is going to turn the router into a mere straight PPPoE-speaking _modem_. Damn.
But I wonder if this might let me use a PPPoE client, such as my trusty Firebrick, to connect _through_ the device to AA's PPP/L2TP LNS? If so, then I could get IPv6 working. I would still need NAT as I don't have enough additional IPv4 addresses lying around.
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. . . I wonder if this might let me use a PPPoE client, such as my trusty Firebrick, to connect _through_ the device . . .
That may well be possible.
After thinking about the phrase some more, yes, I would expect it to be true. :-\