i can't get ppp running

[Nikos Vassiliadis]

On Wednesday 29 August 2007 12:15, deeptech71 at gmail.com wrote:
> Nikos Vassiliadis wrote:
>  >> The tcpdump test displays PADI! OK, so not in bridging more?
>  >
>  > No, PADI is your request for initiating a PPPoE connection.
>  > You should see an offer(PADO). Something like this:
>  > 09:17:56.744957 PPPoE PADI [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq
>  > 0x0400000007000000] 09:18:01.731345 PPPoE PADI [Service-Name]
>  > [Host-Uniq 0x0400000007000000] 09:18:01.731694 PPPoE PADO [AC-Name
>  > "iris.teledomenet.gr"] [Service-Name]
>
> [Service-Name "*"] [Host-Uniq 0x0400000007000000] [AC-Cookie 0x80DEECC3]
>
>  > 09:18:01.731772 PPPoE PADR [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq
>  > 0x0400000008000000]
>
> [AC-Cookie 0x80DEECC3]
>
>  > 09:18:01.731786 PPPoE PADS [ses 0x46] [AC-Name "iris.teledomenet.gr"]
>
> [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq 0x0400000008000000] [AC-Cookie 0x80DEECC3]
>
>  > 09:18:01.732322 PPPoE  [ses 0x46] LCP, Conf-Request (0x01), id 22,
>  > length 18 09:18:01.736886 PPPoE  [ses 0x46] LCP, Conf-Request (0x01),
>  > id 0, length 19 09:18:01.737145 PPPoE  [ses 0x46] LCP, Conf-Reject
>  > (0x04), id 0, length 9 09:18:01.747045 PPPoE  [ses 0x46] LCP,
>  > Conf-Reject (0x04), id 22, length 8
>
> I get only things like this (without -v or -vv):
> 09:17:56.744957 PPPoE PADI [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq 0x0400000007000000]
>
> Like 3 of these lines. Just that. No PADO and nothing else whatsoever.

OK, once again, no replies from the outside world...
FreeBSD sends requests, but doesn't get any replies.

>
>  >> The modem is a Dialcom ADSL Bridge 1600, which sound like some
>  >> bridge, duh. I've searched for information about this product, there
>  >> is no support for it. Dialcom sells these things to ISPs only I
>  >> think. There's supposed to be a web interface to it, but I couldn't
>  >> get in there yet.
>  >
>  > Well, it's not optional to check the modem's settings:)
>  > The two settings you have to configure for bridging are:
>  > 1) enable bridging:)
>  > 2) correct virtual circuit, you have to use correct VPI/VCI.
>  >    You should get this from your ISP.
>  >

1) do this:
>  > Perhaps your modem has DHCP. Try "dhclient rl0". If you do get
>  > an address on your rl0, then do a "route -n get default" and
>  > try to connect to the gateway using a web browser.

2) post your network configuration, that is:
ifconfig -u
netstat -rnfinet

I asked in previous mail what's the purpose of ipfw and bridge.
Can you disable them? at least for testing purposes.

>  > Because your modem is probably not configured correctly. FreeBSD
>  > sends requests, but doesn't get any answers back. FreeBSD is widely
>  > tested with PPPoE, both in server and client environments.
>
> I mean
>
> LAN]--[Microsoft Windows XP w/ routing]--[Dialcom ADSL Bridge]--[line
> //WORKS LAN]----[Corega BAR SD hardware router]--[Dialcom ADSL
> Bridge]--[line //WORKS LAN]----------[FreeBSD software router]--[Dialcom
> ADSL Bridge]--[line //SUCKS :)
>
> What does FreeBSD suck at?

I know FreeBSD PPPoE doesn't suck for sure. Also, if FreeBSD
doesn't work for you, that doesn't have to mean it's broken.

Nikos