Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:32:54 +0330 From: "Bahman M." <b.movaqar@gmail.com> To: "Nikos Vassiliadis" <nvass@teledomenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i can't get ppp running Message-ID: <6d62f69a0708290302t123736cfibd7b5b81b256c24d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200708291252.27513.nvass@teledomenet.gr> References: <46D5391F.5060502@gmail.com> <200708291252.27513.nvass@teledomenet.gr>
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Once I had a similar problem on a Linux box (send OK/no receive) and after days of playing with settings and configurations I found that the problem was the network _cable_. I replaced the cable and it went fine without any additional configurations. Hope this helps. Bahman On 8/29/07, Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@teledomenet.gr> wrote: > On Wednesday 29 August 2007 12:15, deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > > Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: > > >> The tcpdump test displays PADI! OK, so not in bridging more? > > > > > > No, PADI is your request for initiating a PPPoE connection. > > > You should see an offer(PADO). Something like this: > > > 09:17:56.744957 PPPoE PADI [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq > > > 0x0400000007000000] 09:18:01.731345 PPPoE PADI [Service-Name] > > > [Host-Uniq 0x0400000007000000] 09:18:01.731694 PPPoE PADO [AC-Name > > > "iris.teledomenet.gr"] [Service-Name] > > > > [Service-Name "*"] [Host-Uniq 0x0400000007000000] [AC-Cookie 0x80DEECC3] > > > > > 09:18:01.731772 PPPoE PADR [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq > > > 0x0400000008000000] > > > > [AC-Cookie 0x80DEECC3] > > > > > 09:18:01.731786 PPPoE PADS [ses 0x46] [AC-Name "iris.teledomenet.gr"] > > > > [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq 0x0400000008000000] [AC-Cookie 0x80DEECC3] > > > > > 09:18:01.732322 PPPoE [ses 0x46] LCP, Conf-Request (0x01), id 22, > > > length 18 09:18:01.736886 PPPoE [ses 0x46] LCP, Conf-Request (0x01), > > > id 0, length 19 09:18:01.737145 PPPoE [ses 0x46] LCP, Conf-Reject > > > (0x04), id 0, length 9 09:18:01.747045 PPPoE [ses 0x46] LCP, > > > Conf-Reject (0x04), id 22, length 8 > > > > I get only things like this (without -v or -vv): > > 09:17:56.744957 PPPoE PADI [Service-Name] [Host-Uniq 0x0400000007000000] > > > > Like 3 of these lines. Just that. No PADO and nothing else whatsoever. > > OK, once again, no replies from the outside world... > FreeBSD sends requests, but doesn't get any replies. > > > > > >> The modem is a Dialcom ADSL Bridge 1600, which sound like some > > >> bridge, duh. I've searched for information about this product, there > > >> is no support for it. Dialcom sells these things to ISPs only I > > >> think. There's supposed to be a web interface to it, but I couldn't > > >> get in there yet. > > > > > > Well, it's not optional to check the modem's settings:) > > > The two settings you have to configure for bridging are: > > > 1) enable bridging:) > > > 2) correct virtual circuit, you have to use correct VPI/VCI. > > > You should get this from your ISP. > > > > > 1) do this: > > > Perhaps your modem has DHCP. Try "dhclient rl0". If you do get > > > an address on your rl0, then do a "route -n get default" and > > > try to connect to the gateway using a web browser. > > 2) post your network configuration, that is: > ifconfig -u > netstat -rnfinet > > I asked in previous mail what's the purpose of ipfw and bridge. > Can you disable them? at least for testing purposes. > > > > Because your modem is probably not configured correctly. FreeBSD > > > sends requests, but doesn't get any answers back. FreeBSD is widely > > > tested with PPPoE, both in server and client environments. > > > > I mean > > > > LAN]--[Microsoft Windows XP w/ routing]--[Dialcom ADSL Bridge]--[line > > //WORKS LAN]----[Corega BAR SD hardware router]--[Dialcom ADSL > > Bridge]--[line //WORKS LAN]----------[FreeBSD software router]--[Dialcom > > ADSL Bridge]--[line //SUCKS :) > > > > What does FreeBSD suck at? > > I know FreeBSD PPPoE doesn't suck for sure. Also, if FreeBSD > doesn't work for you, that doesn't have to mean it's broken. > > Nikos > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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