The following tables list the major tasks for configuring PPPoE clients and the PPPoE access server. To implement PPPoE at your site, you need to set up only your end of the PPPoE tunnel, either the client side or access-server side.
Table 34–1 Task Map for Setting Up a PPPoE Client
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Configure an interface for PPPoE |
Define the Ethernet interface to be used for the PPPoE tunnel. | |
2. Configure information about the PPPoE access server |
Define parameters for the access server at the service provider end of the PPPoE tunnel. | |
3. Set up the PPP configuration files |
Define the PPP configuration files for the client, if you have not done so already. | |
4. Create the tunnel |
Call the access server. |
Table 34–2 Task Map for Setting Up a PPPoE Access Server
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Configure an interface for PPPoE |
Define the Ethernet interface to be used for the PPPoE tunnel. | |
2. Configure the services that the access server offers |
Describe the services that are provided so that they can be “discovered” by prospective PPPoE clients. | |
3. Set up the PPP configuration files |
Define the PPP configuration files for the client, if you have not done so already. | |
4. (Optional) Restrict use of an interface |
Use PPPoE options and PAP authentication to restrict use of a particular Ethernet interface to certain clients. |
How to Restrict the Use of an Interface to Particular Clients |