console command to restart pppoe session

getcom

Hello all,

what is the current console command to restart a pppoe device/session, e.g. for pppoe1 only?

Just got an upstream upgrade from ISP and they want me to restart pppoe.
Is there a way to do that in current pfSense releases?

This is not working anymore:
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/100247/restart-pppoe-manually

Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Ralf

stephenw10

From the webgui you can just disconnect and connect it from Status > Interfaces.

Are you using the new if_pppoe driver? If so you can just ifconfig down/up it.

getcom

@stephenw10
I used the webgui but wanted to know if there is a console command.
System > Advanced > Networking and then check the "Use if_pppoe kernel module".
This is new to me, thank you for the hint.
At the moment Im still using the old one. Is there no way if you dont use the new kernel driver?
What are the advantages of the new driver?

stephenw10

@getcom said in console command to restart pppoe session:

What are the advantages of the new driver?

It faster. Potentially a lot faster depending on your system. It should be able t use CPU cores more efficiently. But if not if should use less CPU. It's a much cleaner implementation.

But it is new and PPPoE has a lot of edge cases. Try it if you can.