From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 8 14:50:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BECD516A4CE for ; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:50:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABD3143D2D for ; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:50:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iB8EoUME057510 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:50:30 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iB8EoUwg057509; Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:50:30 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:50:30 GMT Message-Id: <200412081450.iB8EoUwg057509@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Mike Tancsa Subject: Re: bin/74821: PPPoE with LQR is broken for users connecting to a Juniper ERX X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mike Tancsa List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 14:50:30 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/74821; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Mike Tancsa To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/74821: PPPoE with LQR is broken for users connecting to a Juniper ERX Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 09:49:51 -0500 And a quick blurb for the man page --- ppp.8.m4.prev Wed Dec 8 09:37:30 2004 +++ ppp.8.m4 Wed Dec 8 09:47:36 2004 @@ -2777,6 +2777,14 @@ We reject the peers discriminator if .Ar enddisc is denied. +.It forcelcpecho +Default: Disabled +This is used in conjunction with LQR enabled. Some remote devices (e.g. +certain Juniper ERXes for PPPoE) will negotiate LQR LQM incorrectly +causing LQR to always fail resulting in ppp to constantly reconnect. +Enabling this option (enable forcelcpecho) causes FreeBSD to use +just LCPECHOS to monitor the link status. Much of Canada has ERXes +for ADSL where this problem is particularly acute .It LANMan|chap80lm Default: Disabled and Accepted. The use of this authentication protocol -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike