Gentoo/PPPoE Client
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PPPoE Client
PPPoE is basically PPP over Ethernet, most common used with broadband routers.
Installation
Configure system to run ppp, see how to configure ppp client.
Linux Kernel Configuration: |
Device Drivers ---> [*] Network device support ---> <M> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support <M> PPP over Ethernet (EXPERIMENTAL) |
emerge net-dialup/rp-pppoe
Configuration
Provided eth0 should be used for connection, add:
File: /etc/conf.d/net
rc_net_ppp1_need="firewall net.eth0" # firewall is optional config_ppp1="ppp" plugins_ppp1="pppoe" link_ppp1="eth0" username_ppp1='' # set your username password_ppp1='' # set your password
ln -s net.lo /etc/init.d/net.ppp1
Management
/etc/init.d/net.ppp1 start
/etc/init.d/net.ppp1 stop
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Originally written by: Alon Bar-Lev - 2011-11-17
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