pppoec.conf(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual pppoec.conf(4)
NAME
pppoec.conf - PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) client configuration file
DESCRIPTION
is the configuration file for the daemon. This file is read by to initialize the client. The default file is Note that, you cannot run
without this configuration file. Each entry in the file is separated by a new line. Blank lines and lines that begin with are ignored.
Parameters
contains the following parameters:
Specify the name of the service that the client requires.
A value of implies that the client is ready to accept any service from the access concentrator.
Specify the name of the access concentrator from which you wish to avail
service.
Specify a tag used by the client to uniquely associate an access
concentrator's response (PADO or PADS) to a particular client request (PADI or PADR). generates a unique binary
value and includes this value in the tag in a PADI or PADR packet.
Specify the number of times
tries to retransmit either a PADI or PADR packet when an access concentrator does not respond to the client's
request. The default value is 3.
Specify the timeout value in seconds.
waits for this duration to receive either a PADO or PADS packet before retransmitting a PADI/PADR packet. The
default value is 15 seconds.
Specify the command-line options of
See pppd(1) for more information. The option of pppd will be included and it will be set to
Sample pppoec.conf File
[ lan4 ]
service=any
acname=gatt3
#host_unique=0
timeout=1200
retry-number=4
pppd-options=mru 1492 debug 11
[ lan0 ]
service=any
acname=gatt3
#host_unique=0
timeout=1200
retry-number=4
pppd-options=mru 1492 debug 11
#enable_ipv6=1
AUTHOR
was developed by Hewlett-Packard.
FILES
PPPoE server daemon
PPPoE relay
PPPoE client
PPP daemon
SEE ALSO
pppd(1), pppoec(1), pppoerd(1M), pppoesd(1M).
pppoec.conf(4)
