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    • J
      jlepthien
      last edited by

      Hi there,

      I am trying to use pfSense with my new VDSL connection but it does not seem to work. It works with the included speedport router/modem. If I set the speedport to modem only use I get the following errors in my system.log on pfsense:

      Jan  1 01:07:30 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:30 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state OPENING
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: DOWN event in state OPENING
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] link: DOWN event
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] LCP: Down event
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] pausing 4 seconds before open
Jan  1 01:07:39 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:43 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:43 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] pausing 2 seconds before open
Jan  1 01:07:43 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:45 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:45 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state OPENING
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: DOWN event in state OPENING
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] link: DOWN event
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] LCP: Down event
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] pausing 6 seconds before open
Jan  1 01:07:54 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN

      I have set up a VLAN on my WAN interface which is VLAN 7 for the Telekom VDSL, but the PPPoE does not connect. As my WAN interface I chose the one with the VLAN, just in case you would ask…

      Any one got a hint for me?

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        Can you post the contents of /var/etc/mpd.conf and the output of "ifconfig -a" when you're trying to connect?

        Given that it just times out and there are no other errors, it would seem that it might be related to getting their VLAN tagging just right.

        Have you tried it without the VLAN config also? (perhaps the modem also translates that part…?)

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        • J
          jlepthien
          last edited by

          Here is the mpd.conf:

          pppoe:
        new -i ng0 pppoe pppoe
        set iface route default
        set iface enable on-demand
        set iface idle 0
        set iface up-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
        set iface addrs 192.0.2.112 192.0.2.113
        set bundle disable multilink
        set bundle authname "xxxx@t-online.de"
        set bundle password "xxxx"
        set bundle no noretry
        set link keep-alive 10 60
        set link max-redial 0
        set link no acfcomp protocomp
        set link disable pap chap
        set link accept chap
        set link mtu 1492
        set ipcp yes vjcomp
        set ipcp ranges 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0
        set ipcp enable req-pri-dns
        set ipcp enable req-sec-dns
        open iface

          Then I tried without the VLAN on the external interface and it worked for some time. One reboot, still worked. Another reboot and it did not come up again. Here is the log after the last reboot:

          Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: DOWN event in state OPENING
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] link: DOWN event
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] LCP: Down event
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] pausing 4 seconds before open
Jun  7 15:33:20 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jun  7 15:33:24 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jun  7 15:33:24 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] pausing 1 seconds before open
Jun  7 15:33:24 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state DOWN
Jun  7 15:33:25 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device: OPEN event in state DOWN
Jun  7 15:33:25 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] device is now in state OPENING
Jun  7 15:33:25 voldemort mpd: [pppoe] rec'd ACNAME "KIER71-se800-B2234310702478"

          Any idea jimp?

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          • J
            jlepthien
            last edited by

            My provider told me that I do not need the VLAN anymore. That was in former times…
            Well then I'll have to check why pfSense isn't connecting all the time...

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            • J
              jlepthien
              last edited by

              Yep. I didn't need to use VLAN7 and needed to deactivate DHCP on my speedport. No it is working…

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