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Chat => Tech Chat => Topic started by: burakkucat on May 26, 2017, 10:37:04 PM
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It would, occasionally, be useful to have a local PPPoE server for testing purposes.
- Would a Raspberry-Pi provide sufficient hardware resources for a PPPoE server?
- Has anyone built, configured and used such a server?
- Are there clear, concise, details available for the above?
- If not, would someone like to create such a guide?
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It was back in the days of dial-up when I last tried setting up a machine as a PPP server. It was fairly straightforward, so I wonder how hard it can be to add the "oE" part?
Anyway, here's an old post from someone who tried to get a PPPoE server running. It (rightly) notes that PPP itself has no real notion of the client or server side - the two are point-to-point peers.
http://darmawan-salihun.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/setting-up-basic-pppoe-server-in-linux.html
It is generic Linux, rather than Pi-specific.
This post has a Pi acting as radius server, but leaves the PPPoE to a Mikrotik. Close, but no cigar.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=72914
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Thank you for those two links. It looks as if the former, although rather old in terms of the software, covers the relevant steps.
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I guess you've found this by now? ;)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=6559
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I hadn't seen that thread . . . So thank you for mentioning it. However it does seem as if the originator was attempting to configure a PPPoE client on the R-Pi. :-\
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I came across this some time ago when I was playing about with a server.
https://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/pppoe
https://poundcomment.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/pppoe-server-on-ubuntu/
Not sure if you could adapt it to work on a Raspberry-Pi ?.
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Thank you for the links. :)
rp-pppoe is the source of the code that is used in most Linux kernel based distributions and is well-known, solid & stable.
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Hi bcat. ;-)
How time flies- turns out it has been 4 years since I spent some time on implementing PPPoE server with raspi, Roaring Penguin and cli.
IIRC at that time I also tried zeroshell and ended up selecting a vyos VM.
I know that advice that begins 'first have an installed pfSense firewall system" is not always perceived as an easy solution! ;-)
But I am finding administering pfSense via web GUI much much less effort than FOSS Linux cli :-)
"pfSense PPPoE Server Configuration"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eez_9x3yro
Do let us all know how you get on.
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Hi bcat. ;-)
[b*cat waves a black paw, in greeting. I see its been a while since you last posted . . . ;) ]
How time flies- turns out it has been 4 years since I spent some time on implementing PPPoE server with raspi, Roaring Penguin and cli.
I was thinking about doing so, for testing purposes, when I have a G.993.2 link set-up.
I know that advice that begins 'first have an installed pfSense firewall system" is not always perceived as an easy solution! ;-)
But I am finding administering pfSense via web GUI much much less effort than FOSS Linux cli :-)
"pfSense PPPoE Server Configuration"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eez_9x3yro
Thank you for the suggestion. I've made a note to watch the video, later on . . .
I may end up purchasing another R-Pi. :D
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I run a PPPoE server on pFsense - it enables me to run a BT HH5 as a LAN extender via it's WAN port :)
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I run a PPPoE server on pFsense - it enables me to run a BT HH5 as a LAN extender via it's WAN port :)
That is a great idea. Thanks for sharing it. :)