Manual

Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration -WAN Access
Contents
12 PPPoE configuration................................................................................................12-1
12.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 12-2
12.1.1 Concept of PPPoE...........................................................................................................................12-2
12.1.2 Phase of discovery...........................................................................................................................12-2
12.1.3 Phase of PPP session.......................................................................................................................12-3
12.2 Configuring basic PPPoE functions.........................................................................................................12-3
12.2.1 Establishing the configuration task.................................................................................................12-3
12.2.2 Enabling PPPoE.............................................................................................................................. 12-4
12.2.3 Configuring the PPPoE service name at the server side .................................................................. 12-4
12.2.4 Checking the configuration.............................................................................................................12-5
12.3 Configuring PPPoE parameters................................................................................................................12-5
12.3.1 Establishing the configuration task.................................................................................................12-5
12.3.2 Configuring to log the state changes of PPPoE users.....................................................................12-6
12.3.3 Setting the maximum number of sessions available on a local MAC address ............................... 12-6
12.3.4 Setting the maximum number of sessions available on a peer MAC address ................................ 12-7
12.3.5 Setting the maximum number of sessions available on the local system ...................................... 12-7
12.3.6 Checking the configuration.............................................................................................................12-7
12.4 Maintaining PPPoE.................................................................................................................................. 12-8
12.5 Configuration examples........................................................................................................................... 12-8
12.6 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................12-10
Issue 5.3 (30 March 2009)
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