Summary
This guide covers the configuration of a PPPoE setup that subscribes the Ixolate to a Provider Edge Router (PE).
Most providers require a VLAN tag in modern setups, this guide will focus on that. If your setup does not require VLANs, set the PPPoE device directly on the parent interface.
See the section on Point-to-Point for more details.
Setup Overview
Your ISP provides you the following information to connect via PPPoE:
- Username: <[email protected]>
- Password: HelloWorld
- VLAN Tag: 7
For this example setup, we assume the default WAN interface is igc1. Though this default interface can have different names depending on your environment, e.g., igb1, hn1, vtnet1 or similar.
Configuration
1. Parent Interface
The parent interface for the PPPoE connection is usually the WAN interface. This interface is assigned per default.
When using a VLAN, remove the IP configuration from it.
- Go to Interfaces › WAN and set:
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| IPv4 Configuration Type | None |
| IPv6 Configuration Type | None |
- Press Save and Apply
2. VLAN Device
Create a VLAN device on the WAN interface.
- Go to Interfaces › Devices › VLAN and create a new VLAN device with the following settings:
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Device | vlan0.1.7 |
| Parent interface | igc1 |
| VLAN tag | 7 |
| VLAN priority | Leave default |
| Description | vlan0.1.7 |
- Press Save and Apply
3. PPPoE Device
Now, we create the Point-to-Point device that we attach to the prior created VLAN device.
Go to Interfaces › Devices › Point-to-Point and create a new PPPoE device with the following settings:
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Link Type | PPPoE |
| Link interface(s) | vlan0.1.7 |
| Description | igc1_vlan7_PPPoE |
| Username | [email protected] |
| Password | HelloWorld |
- Press Save
Go to Interfaces › Assignments and assign the PPPoE device:
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Device | pppoe0 (vlan0.1.7) - igc1_vlan7_PPPoE |
| Description | igc1_vlan7_PPPoE |
Press Add to apply the changes.
Go to Interfaces › igc1_vlan7_PPPoE and enable the PPPoE device:
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Enable | X |
| IPv4 Configuration Type | PPPoE |
- Press Save and Apply
Now the PPPoE connection should be up and running when connecting the igc1 port to the ISP provided Modem or ONT.
4. Logfiles
The ppp log files can be found in System › Log Files › General.
A successful LCP (Link Control Protocol) sequence should look like this:
LCP: Open event
LCP: state change Initial --> Starting
LCP: LayerStart
LCP: Up event
LCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
LCP: SendConfigReq #1
LCP: rec'd Configure Request #105 (Req-Sent)
LCP: SendConfigAck #105
LCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent
LCP: rec'd Configure Ack #1 (Ack-Sent)
LCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened
LCP: auth: peer wants PAP, I want nothing
LCP: LayerUp
LCP: authorization successful