Bug 30806

Summary:	pppd 2.3.7 or later for FreeBSD 4.3
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	Pieter Breugelmans <Pieter.Breugelmans>
Component:	misc	Assignee:	freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description Pieter Breugelmans 2001-09-25 02:40:00 UTC

Here, in Belgium, we have an ADSL (SKYNET) internet provider.
So I need to use PPPoE. In the ports collection there is rp-pppoe2.8
but it's not working with freebsd's pppd at the moment. I need pppd 2.3.7 or higher... I've looked and looked but I couldn't get any working pppd version for FreeBSD 4.3. At the moment I log in on my provider under windows 2000. But I'd like to login on my freebsd machine and use it as a server ...
rp-pppoe was marked broken in the ports collection.
Any suggestions ? plz advice

I did patch the kernel as said in the manual for kernel pppoe.
I tried rp-pppoe 3.3 from www.roaringpenguin.com, but the error i get is due to a bad version of pppd (it has to be up to date 2.3.7 or later and suitable for FreeBSD 4.3) according to the manual.

Comment 1 brian 2001-09-25 11:59:51 UTC

> >Number:         30806
> >Category:       misc
> >Synopsis:       pppd 2.3.7 or later for FreeBSD 4.3

FreeBSD's PPPoE solution involves ppp(8).  Take a look at the man 
page and at /usr/share/examples/ppp/ppp.conf.sample for details.
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Brian <brian@freebsd-services.com>                <brian@Awfulhak.org>
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Comment 2 Kris Kennaway freebsd_committer

2001-10-05 06:55:22 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

FreeBSD does not have a willing maintainer for pppd..until 
we find someone it will remain unmaintained.  Brian has 
addressed your specific question about PPPoE.