Re: adsl/pppoe no longer connecting on 5.1

On Wednesday 11 June 2003 13:53, T. Muddletin wrote:

Well, does your DSL Provider really support IPV6 ? Actually for me it seems 
that you try to establish an ipv6 connection, which is rarley supported!
> On my previous FreeBSD version (5.0 April 21 snapshot), my ADSL/pppoe
> setup worked fine... as it always has all the way back to 4.x. Now
> having installed 5.1-RELEASE, with no other changes, ppp no longer can
> seeming no longer connect to my adsl modem. I've been struggling with
> this for days.
>
> Is anyone else experiencing this, or can anyone suggest any things to
> try? Again I say, my simple config has always worked for me, and i
> can't find any reason to suggest it shouldn't any longer.
>
> The modem is an OvisLink (I forget the model at the moment). It has
> built in routing/nat capabilities, but I never have used them in the
> past (preferring the control/flexibilty of doing it on on the gateway
> FreeBSD box). With the problems i've been having however, I've had to
> set up the modem to handle the PPPoE itself... it is still plugged
> into the same interface on the FreeBSD box, and when the default route
> is fixed up the FreeBSD box is on the net: so the modem seems to be
> functioning properly, and the cables and interfaces all communicate
> without problems.
>
> The stumbling block seems to be that FreeBSD's ppp can no longer
> detect carrier on the modem, and so fails. I have tried using "set cd
> off" and "dedicated" mode for ppp, but this just then fails at the
> next phase since it still can't seem to communicate with the modem.
>
> What i see in my ppp.log (lots of logging):
>
> Jun 11 07:36:58 bee ppp[9076]: Phase: Using interface: tun0
> Jun 11 07:36:58 bee ppp[9076]: Phase: deflink: Created in closed state
> Jun 11 07:36:58 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: default: ident user-ppp
> VERSION (built COMPILATIONDATE) Jun 11 07:36:58 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase:
> PPP Started (interactive mode). Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0:
> Command: /dev/ttypb: dial dsl Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command:
> dsl: set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command debug Jun 11 07:37:00 bee
> ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0
> 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl:
> set device PPPoE:xl0 Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set
> authname tmiddleton_at_adsl Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl:
> set authkey ******** Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set
> dial
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set login
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: enable lqr
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set lqrperiod 5
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set speed sync
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set cd 5
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: set ctsrts off
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Command: dsl: add default HISADDR
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug: wrote -1: cmd = Add, dst =
> 0.0.0.0/0, gateway = 10.0.0.2 Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase:
> bundle: Establish
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase: deflink: closed -> opening
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug: List of netgraph node ``xl0:''
> (id 1) hooks: Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:   Found orphans
> -> ethernet Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug: Connecting netgraph
> socket .:tun0 -> [4]::tun0 Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:
> Sending PPPOE_CONNECT to .:tun0 Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:
> Found the following interfaces: Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:
>  Index 1, name "xl0"
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:  Index 2, name "rl0"
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:  Index 3, name "lo0"
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug:  Index 4, name "tun0"
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase: deflink: Connected!
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase: deflink: opening -> dial
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Chat: deflink: Dial attempt 1 of 1
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase: deflink: dial -> carrier
> Jun 11 07:37:00 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug: Waiting for carrier
> Jun 11 07:37:03 bee last message repeated 4 times
> Jun 11 07:37:04 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase: deflink: Disconnected!
> Jun 11 07:37:04 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Phase: deflink: carrier -> hangup
> Jun 11 07:37:04 bee ppp[9076]: tun0: Debug: deflink: Close
>
> monitoring the interface (tcpdump -e -i xl0 not ip) one can see:
>
> 07:47:59.950033 0:1:3:23:ee:f4 Broadcast 8863 32: PPPoE PADI [Host-Uniq
> UTF8] 07:48:01.949617 0:1:3:23:ee:f4 Broadcast 8863 32: PPPoE PADI
> [Host-Uniq UTF8]
>
> I'd post my config if it would help to see it; but most of it can be
> seen in the log above, and it's really very simple and always had
> worked, so i'm not sure it's relevant in this case.