Problems with 8.1, PPPoE server, and Cisco client

Alireza Torabi alireza.torabi at gmail.com
Wed Oct 20 16:57:54 UTC 2010


have you tried pap instead of chap on Cisco dialer?

On 10/20/10, Ian Smith <smithi at nimnet.asn.au> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2010, Paul Thornton wrote:
>
> [..]
>
>  > With a Windows XP client (I know, it was nearby though) the following
>  > things happen:
>  >
>  > Server -> Client  PPP CHAP Success (Welcome!! message).
>  > Server -> Client  PPP CCP config request
>  > Server -> Client  IPCP Config request (setting IP address of server end)
>  > Client -> Server  PPP CCP config request
>  > - and they carry on here working fine -
>  >
>  > With the Cisco client, things break at this point:
>  > Server -> Client  PPP CHAP Success (Welcome!! message).
>  > Server -> Client  PPP CCP Config request
>  > Server -> Client  IPCP Config Request (setting IP address of server end)
>  > Client -> Server  Termination request
>  > Server -> Client  Termination ack
>  >
>  > So either that CCP request or the IPCP request is upsetting the Cisco.
>
> My money's on IPCP or maybe LCP so far ..
>
>  > However, even with its debugging fully on for PPP, it isn't clear why.
>  > Initially, my server was requesting deflate compression and VJ
>  > compression - so I disabled all compression options in ppp.conf but it
>  > made no difference.  The tcpdumps were taken after compression was
> disabled.
>
> Good idea, keeps the logging reasonable meanwhile ..
>
>  > The cisco config being used on the WAN interface and Dialer interface
>  > for testing is as follows.  This is an 891 and so is an Ethernet WAN
>  > port (no VDSL or other cable interface to add problems):
>  >
>  > interface GigabitEthernet0
>  >  no ip address
>  >  ip accounting output-packets
>  >  duplex auto
>  >  speed auto
>  >  pppoe enable group global
>  >  pppoe-client dial-pool-number 1
>  >  !
>  > interface Dialer0
>  >  description PPPoE dialer
>  >  mtu 1492
>  >  ip address negotiated
>  >  no ip redirects
>  >  no ip proxy-arp
>  >  ip accounting output-packets
>  >  encapsulation ppp
>  >  ip tcp adjust-mss 1452
>  >  dialer pool 1
>  >  dialer-group 1
>  >  ppp mtu adaptive
>  >  ppp authentication chap callin optional
>  >  ppp chap hostname VT123456789 at vdsl01
>  >  ppp chap password 0 LetMeIn123
>  >  !
>  > !
>  > ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Dialer0
>  > !
>  > dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
>  > !
>
> Left to those who speak cisco ..
>
>  > Here is part of the tcpdump with the XP client, starting at the CHAP
>  > success message.  I've included quite a lot as there seems to be
>  > something going on with IPCP and setting DNS addresses - is this normal?
>
> Looks pretty normal.  Omitting 'unknown ctrl-proto (0x80fd)' MPPC stuff:
>
>  > (address ending 5e:ed is the server):
>  >
>  > > 14:40:27.733755 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 35: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] CHAP (0xc223), length 15: CHAP,
> Success (0x03), id 1, Msg Welcome!!
>  > > 14:40:27.733764 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 26: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] unknown (0x80fd), length 6: unknown
> ctrl-proto (0x80fd), Conf-Request (0x01), id 1, length 6
>  > > 14:40:27.733770 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 32: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 12: IPCP,
> Conf-Request (0x01), id 1, length 12
>  > > 	encoded length 10 (=Option(s) length 6)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0101 000a
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 217.65.168.254
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a8fe
>
> we want this address.
>
>  > > 14:40:27.741992 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c > d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 60: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 36: IPCP,
> Conf-Request (0x01), id 7, length 36
>  > > 	encoded length 34 (=Option(s) length 30)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0107 0022
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Pri-DNS Option (0x81), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Pri-NBNS Option (0x82), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Sec-DNS Option (0x83), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Sec-NBNS Option (0x84), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>
> it's open to persuasion for all these.
>
>  > > 14:40:27.742107 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 38: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 18: IPCP,
> Conf-Reject (0x04), id 7, length 18
>  > > 	encoded length 16 (=Option(s) length 12)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0407 0010
>  > > 	  Pri-NBNS Option (0x82), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Sec-NBNS Option (0x84), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>
> we don't do NBNS.
>
>  > > 14:40:27.742559 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c > d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 60: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 12: IPCP,
> Conf-Ack (0x02), id 1, length 12
>  > > 	encoded length 10 (=Option(s) length 6)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0201 000a
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 217.65.168.254
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a8fe
>
> it's happy with our IP addr.
>
>  > > 14:40:27.756230 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c > d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 60: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 24: IPCP,
> Conf-Request (0x01), id 9, length 24
>  > > 	encoded length 22 (=Option(s) length 18)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0109 0016
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Pri-DNS Option (0x81), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>  > > 	  Sec-DNS Option (0x83), length 6: 0.0.0.0
>  > > 	    0x0000:  0000 0000
>
> it still needs these.
>
>  > > 14:40:27.756316 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 44: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 24: IPCP,
> Conf-Nack (0x03), id 9, length 24
>  > > 	encoded length 22 (=Option(s) length 18)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0309 0016
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 217.65.167.128
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a780
>  > > 	  Pri-DNS Option (0x81), length 6: 217.65.160.42
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a02a
>  > > 	  Sec-DNS Option (0x83), length 6: 255.255.255.255
>  > > 	    0x0000:  ffff ffff
>
> so we offer it these.
>
>  > > 14:40:27.771794 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c > d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 60: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 24: IPCP,
> Conf-Request (0x01), id 10, length 24
>  > > 	encoded length 22 (=Option(s) length 18)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 010a 0016
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 217.65.167.128
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a780
>  > > 	  Pri-DNS Option (0x81), length 6: 217.65.160.42
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a02a
>  > > 	  Sec-DNS Option (0x83), length 6: 255.255.255.255
>  > > 	    0x0000:  ffff ffff
>
> it asks for just what we've offered, ok ..
>
>  > > 14:40:27.779058 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 18:a9:05:db:8e:5c, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 44: PPPoE  [ses 0x20] IPCP (0x8021), length 24: IPCP,
> Conf-Ack (0x02), id 10, length 24
>  > > 	encoded length 22 (=Option(s) length 18)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 020a 0016
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 217.65.167.128
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a780
>  > > 	  Pri-DNS Option (0x81), length 6: 217.65.160.42
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a02a
>  > > 	  Sec-DNS Option (0x83), length 6: 255.255.255.255
>  > > 	    0x0000:  ffff ffff
>
> so we ack those.  Ready to roll at IPCP level.
>
>  > And here is the similar section from the Cisco router, it all goes
>  > downhill quickly (address ending 5e:ed is the server):
>  >
>  > > 14:59:44.053482 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 35: PPPoE  [ses 0x21] CHAP (0xc223), length 15: CHAP,
> Success (0x03), id 1, Msg Welcome!!
>  > > 14:59:44.053491 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 26: PPPoE  [ses 0x21] unknown (0x80fd), length 6: unknown
> ctrl-proto (0x80fd), Conf-Request (0x01), id 1, length 6
>  > > 14:59:44.053498 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 32: PPPoE  [ses 0x21] IPCP (0x8021), length 12: IPCP,
> Conf-Request (0x01), id 1, length 12
>  > > 	encoded length 10 (=Option(s) length 6)
>  > > 	0x0000:  8021 0101 000a
>  > > 	  IP-Addr Option (0x03), length 6: 217.65.168.254
>  > > 	    0x0000:  d941 a8fe
>
> we want this IP address.
>
>  > > 14:59:44.059344 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a > d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 60: PPPoE  [ses 0x21] LCP (0xc021), length 6: LCP,
> Term-Request (0x05), id 2, length 6
>
> and it requests termination, that's it.  Any reason the Cisco might
> reject that address?  It's not even being too polite about it, not even
> a friendly Conf-Reject ..
>
>  > > 14:59:44.059739 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a, ethertype PPPoE
> S (0x8864), length 26: PPPoE  [ses 0x21] LCP (0xc021), length 6: LCP,
> Term-Ack (0x06), id 2, length 6
>
> we ack its termination request.
>
>  > > 14:59:44.060925 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a > d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed, ethertype PPPoE
> D (0x8863), length 60: PPPoE PADT [ses 0x21]
>  > > 14:59:44.060939 d8:d3:85:c1:5e:ed > 54:75:d0:38:ca:7a, ethertype PPPoE
> D (0x8863), length 38: PPPoE PADT [ses 0x21] [Generic-Error "session
> closed"]
>
> dunno.
>
>  > Many thanks for ideas, suggestions, etc. so far.  I'm not well clued up
>  > on the inner workings of PPP so any pointers to understand the IPCP or
>  > CCP requests that seem to be causing the problem would be welcome.
>
> I suspect that the ppp log from Greeting past LCP close including LCP,
> IPCP and (why not?) CCP logging with the cisco might show what's not
> acceptable, and to whom ..
>
> cheers, Ian
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