pppoesd.conf(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual pppoesd.conf(4)
NAME
pppoesd.conf - PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) server configuration file
DESCRIPTION
is the configuration file for the daemon. This file is read by to initialize the server. The default file is You can use this file to set
parameters for each network interface used by during PPPoE sessions. Each entry in the file is of the following format:
Each entry in the configuration file is separated by a blank line. Blank lines and lines that begin with are ignored.
Parameters
contains the following parameters:
Specify the name of the service that the server can offer to the client.
A value of implies that the server is ready to offer any service to the client.
Specify the name of the access concentrator from which you wish to make
services available.
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).
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.
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.
Sample pppoesd.conf File
[ lan4 ]
service=any
acname=gatt3
ac_cookie=1
#host_unique=0
timeout=1200
#retry-number=3
local-ipv4-address=1.2.3.4
ipv4-address-pool=5.6.7.8 - 5.6.7.101
pppd-options=mru 1492 debug 11
# Following entries are related to PPPoEv6
local-ipv6-identifier=::9
ipv6-identifier-pool=::10 - ::100
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).
pppoesd.conf(4)
