How to Define a PPPoE Access Server Peer

You define the access server in the /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name file. Many of the options that are used for the access server are also used to define the dial-in server in a dial-up scenario. For a detailed explanation of /etc/ppp/peers.peer-name, refer to /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name File.

1. Become superuser on the PPPoE client.

2. Define the service provider's PPPoE access server in the /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name file.

   For example, the following file, /etc/ppp/peers/dslserve, defines the access server dslserve at FarISP that is introduced in Example—Configuration for a PPPoE Tunnel.

   # cat /etc/ppp/peers/dslserve sppptun plugin pppoe.so connect "/usr/lib/inet/pppoec hme0" noccp noauth user Red password redsecret noipdefault defaultroute

   For a definition of the options in this file, go to /etc/ppp/peers/peer-name File for Defining an Access Server Peer.

3. Modify the other PPP configuration files on the PPPoE client.

   1. Configure /etc/ppp/options as described in the instructions for configuring a dial-out machine in Configuring the Dial-out Machine.

   2. Create an /etc/ppp/options.sppptun file. /etc/ppp/options.sppptun defines PPP options for the serial port to which the interface that is plumbed for PPPoE is attached.

      You can use any options that are available for the /etc/ppp/options.ttyname file that is described in /etc/ppp/options.ttyname Configuration File. You must name the file /etc/ppp/options.sppptun because sppptun is the specified device name in the pppd configuration.

4. Ensure that all users can start PPP on the client.

   # touch /etc/ppp/options

5. Test if PPP can run over the DSL line.

   # pppd debug updetach call dslserve

   dslserve is the name that is given to the access server at the ISP that is shown in Example—Configuration for a PPPoE Tunnel. The debug updetach option causes debugging information to display in a terminal window.

   If PPP is running correctly, the terminal output shows the link becoming active. If PPP still does not run, try the following command to see if the servers are running correctly:

   # /usr/lib/inet/pppoec -i hme0

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