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Point to Point protocol, defined in [[RFC]] 1661, was the protocol spoken with analog modems calling into an ISP as a successor to [[SLIP]] and today is most commonly used as [[PPPoE]] (Over Ethernet).  
 
Point to Point protocol, defined in [[RFC]] 1661, was the protocol spoken with analog modems calling into an ISP as a successor to [[SLIP]] and today is most commonly used as [[PPPoE]] (Over Ethernet).  
  
=== Various modes of PPP ===
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=== Various implementations of PPP ===
 
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=== Kernel Synchronous PPP ===  
 
=== Kernel Synchronous PPP ===  
 
also known as sppp was written in 1994 at Cronyx Ltd. in Russia by Serge Vakulenko <[email protected]> and rewritten to conform to RFC 1661 by Joerg Wunsch of [[FreeBSD]].  It is entirely in-kernel (is therefore speedy) and is controlled from [[userland]] with [[ioctl]]s.  In [[NetBSD]] and [[OpenBSD]] a kernel [[PPPoE]] implementation written by Martin Husemann <[email protected]> uses this driver which is very speedy.
 
also known as sppp was written in 1994 at Cronyx Ltd. in Russia by Serge Vakulenko <[email protected]> and rewritten to conform to RFC 1661 by Joerg Wunsch of [[FreeBSD]].  It is entirely in-kernel (is therefore speedy) and is controlled from [[userland]] with [[ioctl]]s.  In [[NetBSD]] and [[OpenBSD]] a kernel [[PPPoE]] implementation written by Martin Husemann <[email protected]> uses this driver which is very speedy.
  
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In [[OpenBSD]] the connection via PPPoE is configured in the /etc/hostname.pppoe0 file,  mine looks like this:
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pppoedev rl0
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!/sbin/ifconfig rl0 up
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!/usr/sbin/spppcontrol \$if myauthproto=pap myauthname=pbug myauthkey=secret
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!/sbin/ifconfig \$if inet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.1 netmask 0xffffffff
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!/sbin/route add default 0.0.0.1
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up
  
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Upon boot the connection is set up.
  
 
=== Kernel Asynchronous PPP ===  
 
=== Kernel Asynchronous PPP ===  
modified extensively by Paul Mackeras <[email protected]> uses the [[pppd]] [[userland]] daemon.
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modified extensively by Paul Mackeras <[email protected]> uses the [[pppd]] [[userland]] daemon. Apple [[Mac OS X]] uses this implementation for its [[PPPoE]] implementation.  This PPP implementation has it's own [[Network interface]] called "ppp" starting with ppp0, ppp1 and so on.
 
 
 
 
  
 
=== Userland PPP ===
 
=== Userland PPP ===
  
Is a PPP implementation entirely in [[userland]] written by Toshiharu OHNO <[email protected]> and was extensively modified by Brian Somers <[email protected]> who now maintains the program.  In [[FreeBSD]] this program has extensive hooks into the [[kernel]] in order to make use of the [[PPPoE]] protocol.  In [[OpenBSD]] there is a userland pppoe program that does [[PPPoE]] by means of [[bpf]] access to the [[OSI]] data link (somewhat slow and prone to packet loss).
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Also known as iijppp, is a PPP implementation entirely in [[userland]] written by Toshiharu OHNO <[email protected]> and was extensively modified by Brian Somers <[email protected]> who now maintains the program.  In [[FreeBSD]] this program has extensive hooks into the [[kernel]] in order to make use of the [[PPPoE]] protocol.  In [[OpenBSD]] there is a userland pppoe program that does [[PPPoE]] by means of [[bpf]] access to the [[OSI]] data link (somewhat slow and prone to packet loss).
 
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User-ppp uses the "tun" [[Network interface]] to connect the PPP implementation to the [[Kernel]] [[IP]] stack.
  
 
Here is a sample /etc/ppp/ppp.conf from FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE. As always replace the [[variables]]:
 
Here is a sample /etc/ppp/ppp.conf from FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE. As always replace the [[variables]]:
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and then check [[ifconfig]] and your ppp.log which is usually found in /var/log.
 
and then check [[ifconfig]] and your ppp.log which is usually found in /var/log.
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== EA-700 Heritage DSL modem ==
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EA-700> adsl show perf
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Downstream :
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  Capacity Occupation : 36 %
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  Noise Margin  : 15 dB
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  Attenuation  : 56 dB
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  Output Power  : 18.5 dBm
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Upstream :
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  Capacity Occupation : 34 %
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  Noise Margin  : 24 dB
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  Attenuation  : 31.5 dB
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  Output Power  : 12 dBm
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EA-700> adsl show error
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Downstream :
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  FEC : 8
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  CRC : 0
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  HEC : 0
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Upstream :
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  FEC : 0
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  CRC : 0
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  HEC : 0
 +
EA-700>

Latest revision as of 21:45, 13 December 2005

Point to Point protocol, defined in RFC 1661, was the protocol spoken with analog modems calling into an ISP as a successor to SLIP and today is most commonly used as PPPoE (Over Ethernet).

Various implementations of PPP


Kernel Synchronous PPP

also known as sppp was written in 1994 at Cronyx Ltd. in Russia by Serge Vakulenko <[email protected]> and rewritten to conform to RFC 1661 by Joerg Wunsch of FreeBSD. It is entirely in-kernel (is therefore speedy) and is controlled from userland with ioctls. In NetBSD and OpenBSD a kernel PPPoE implementation written by Martin Husemann <[email protected]> uses this driver which is very speedy.

In OpenBSD the connection via PPPoE is configured in the /etc/hostname.pppoe0 file, mine looks like this:

pppoedev rl0
!/sbin/ifconfig rl0 up
!/usr/sbin/spppcontrol \$if myauthproto=pap myauthname=pbug myauthkey=secret
!/sbin/ifconfig \$if inet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.1 netmask 0xffffffff
!/sbin/route add default 0.0.0.1
up

Upon boot the connection is set up.

Kernel Asynchronous PPP

modified extensively by Paul Mackeras <[email protected]> uses the pppd userland daemon. Apple Mac OS X uses this implementation for its PPPoE implementation. This PPP implementation has it's own Network interface called "ppp" starting with ppp0, ppp1 and so on.

Userland PPP

Also known as iijppp, is a PPP implementation entirely in userland written by Toshiharu OHNO <[email protected]> and was extensively modified by Brian Somers <[email protected]> who now maintains the program. In FreeBSD this program has extensive hooks into the kernel in order to make use of the PPPoE protocol. In OpenBSD there is a userland pppoe program that does PPPoE by means of bpf access to the OSI data link (somewhat slow and prone to packet loss). User-ppp uses the "tun" Network interface to connect the PPP implementation to the Kernel IP stack.

Here is a sample /etc/ppp/ppp.conf from FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE. As always replace the variables:

default:
set log Phase Chat IPCP CCP tun command
set device PPPoE:$sis0
set mru 1492
set mtu 1452
add! default HISADDR
test:
set authname test@test
set authkey  test
set dial
set login
myisp:
set authname $ISP_userid
set authkey  $ISP_Password
set dial
set login
enable dns

"default" above identifies variables that will be shared across your various ppp connections. It is possible to have multiple, the author of this has 2 PPPoE sDSL connections for example. I left "test" above as many Redbacks allow this username/password combo for testing.

# ppp
ppp> ddial test

if all three letters in your prompt turn capitalized, it's working. At that stage you can try

# ppp -ddial myisp

and then check ifconfig and your ppp.log which is usually found in /var/log.


EA-700 Heritage DSL modem

EA-700> adsl show perf
Downstream :
 Capacity Occupation : 36 %
 Noise Margin  : 15 dB 
 Attenuation   : 56 dB 
 Output Power  : 18.5 dBm 
Upstream :
 Capacity Occupation : 34 %
 Noise Margin  : 24 dB 
 Attenuation   : 31.5 dB 
 Output Power  : 12 dBm 
EA-700> adsl show error
Downstream :
 FEC : 8 
 CRC : 0 
 HEC : 0 
Upstream :
 FEC : 0 
 CRC : 0 
 HEC : 0 
EA-700>