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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
      last edited by

      @root2020:

      [snip]
      Look at my previous post.
      http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,37603.0.html
      http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,35475.45.html

      And you never did gather any log information that would have been helpful in tracking it down. Yelling "it's broken!" and then not helping to debug the problem is quite useless for everyone. Especially when most of us cannot reproduce the problem. Review my posts in this thread for things to try (system log entries for mpd, and comparing the mpd config before and after)

      @xbipin:

      to my experience its mpd only thats causing this, is there any way to switch to an older mpd used in 1.2.3 or mayb if u could tell me how to put mpd in debug mode then i can atleast get u more useful logs.

      It is highly unlikely that we will downgrade mpd since it's working fine for the vast majority of people. If you can check again the things I asked for (your responses were somewhat confusing and conflicted, you kept making too many changes at once), it would help.

      Specifically we need to see:

      • mpd logs from a working and a broken connection attempt (clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)' ) be sure to just include the connection attemps, check the timestamps.
      • /var/etc/mpd_<interfacename>.conf from a working and a broken connection attempt
      • Try with/without "configure a null service name" turned on. (And provide the mpd_<interfacename>.conf from a broken/working attempt there.)
      • Bonus points if you have a /var/etc/mpd*.conf from your old 1.2.3 install
      • Make sure you remove/mask out your username and password from your mpd.conf files.

      So in total that would ideally be as many as four (4) sets of logs and five (5) copies of various mpd.conf files. At a minimum it's two (2) copies of the log and two (2) mpd_something.conf files.</interfacename></interfacename>

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      • X
        xbipin
        last edited by

        ill work on the log and send it in as soon as i gather all of it as mentioned, the reason for not being able to provide info is because im not a BSD person so i hardly know any of its commands at all so thats y im clueless on what to gather from where

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          xbipin
          last edited by

          let me get one thing straight, there is no mpd.conf change which causes it to work or to fail because it just fails and pppoe only connects fine on boot and never a successful reconnect is connection is dropped, the config i used during 1.2.3 is the same only that pfsense is now v2, i never touch any config at all as long as it keeps working as required

          mpd_wan.conf

          
          startup:
          	# configure the console
          	set console close
          	# configure the web server
          	set web close
          
          default:
          pppoeclient:
          	create bundle static wan
          	set iface name pppoe0
          	set iface route default
          	set iface enable on-demand
          	set iface idle 0
          	set iface addrs 10.10.1.1 10.10.1.2
          	set iface enable tcpmssfix
          	set iface up-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
          	set iface down-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
          	set ipcp ranges 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0
          	set ipcp no vjcomp
          	#log -bund -ccp -chat -iface -ipcp -lcp -link
          
          	create link static wan_link0 pppoe
          	set link action bundle wan
          	set link disable multilink
          	set link keep-alive 10 60
          	set link max-redial 0
          	set link disable chap pap
          	set link accept chap pap eap
          	set link disable incoming
          	set link mtu 1492
          	set auth authname "username"
          	set auth password password
          	set pppoe iface vr1
          	open
          
          

          system.log during fresh boot

          
          $ clog /var/log/system.log
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall syslogd: kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Copyright (c) 1992-2010 The FreeBSD Project.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p4 #0: Fri Jun 17 23:27:22 EDT 2011
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: sullrich@FreeBSD_8.0_pfSense_2.0-snaps.pfsense.org:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/pfSensesrc/src/sys/pfSense_wrap.8.i386 i386
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: CPU: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS (498.05-MHz 586-class CPU)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Origin = "AuthenticAMD"  Id = 0x5a2  Family = 5  Model = a  Stepping = 2
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Features=0x88a93d <fpu,de,pse,tsc,msr,cx8,sep,pge,cmov,clflush,mmx>Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: AMD Features=0xc0400000 <mmx+,3dnow!+,3dnow!>Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: real memory  = 268435456 (256 MB)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: avail memory = 243433472 (232 MB)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: pnpbios: Bad PnP BIOS data checksum
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: wlan: mac acl policy registered
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ipw_bss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ipw_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_bss_fw, 0xc0708970, 0) error 1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ipw_ibss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ipw_ibss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_ibss_fw, 0xc0708a10, 0) error 1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: wpi: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_wpi/.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: wpi: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (wpi_fw, 0xc087b830, 0) error 1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ipw_monitor: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ipw_monitor: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_monitor_fw, 0xc0708ab0, 0) error 1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: K6-family MTRR support enabled (2 registers)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ACPI Error: A valid RSDP was not found (20100331/tbxfroot-309)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ACPI: Table initialisation failed: AE_NOT_FOUND
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ACPI: Try disabling either ACPI or apic support.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: cryptosoft0: <software crypto="">on motherboard
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: padlock0: No ACE support.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: pcib0: <host to="" pci="" bridge="">pcibus 0 on motherboard
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: pci0: <pci bus="">on pcib0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Geode LX: PC Engines ALIX.2 v0.99h tinyBIOS V1.4a (C)1997-2007
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: pci0: <encrypt decrypt,="" entertainment="" crypto="">at device 1.2 (no driver attached)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr0: <via 10="" vt6105m="" rhine="" iii="" 100basetx="">port 0x1000-0x10ff mem 0xe0000000-0xe00000ff irq 10 at device 9.0 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr0: Quirks: 0x2
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr0: Revision: 0x96
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: miibus0: <mii bus="">on vr0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ukphy0: <generic ieee="" 802.3u="" media="" interface="">PHY 1 on miibus0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ukphy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr0: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr1: <via 10="" vt6105m="" rhine="" iii="" 100basetx="">port 0x1400-0x14ff mem 0xe0040000-0xe00400ff irq 11 at device 10.0 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr1: Quirks: 0x2
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr1: Revision: 0x96
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: miibus1: <mii bus="">on vr1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ukphy1: <generic ieee="" 802.3u="" media="" interface="">PHY 1 on miibus1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ukphy1:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr1: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr2: <via 10="" vt6105m="" rhine="" iii="" 100basetx="">port 0x1800-0x18ff mem 0xe0080000-0xe00800ff irq 15 at device 11.0 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr2: Quirks: 0x2
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr2: Revision: 0x96
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: miibus2: <mii bus="">on vr2
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ukphy2: <generic ieee="" 802.3u="" media="" interface="">PHY 1 on miibus2
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ukphy2:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: vr2: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ath0: <atheros 5413="">mem 0xe00c0000-0xe00cffff irq 9 at device 12.0 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ath0: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ath0: AR5413 mac 10.5 RF5413 phy 6.1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: isab0: <pci-isa bridge="">port 0x6000-0x6007,0x6100-0x61ff,0x6200-0x623f,0x9d00-0x9d7f,0x9c00-0x9c3f at device 15.0 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: atapci0: <amd cs5536="" udma100="" controller="">port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xff00-0xff0f at device 15.2 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ata0: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ata0: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ata1: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ata1: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ohci0: <ohci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">mem 0xefffe000-0xefffefff irq 12 at device 15.4 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ohci0: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: usbus0: <ohci (generic)="" usb="" controller="">on ohci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ehci0: <amd cs5536="" (geode)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">mem 0xefffd000-0xefffdfff irq 12 at device 15.5 on pci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ehci0: [ITHREAD]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: usbus1: EHCI version 1.0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: usbus1: <amd cs5536="" (geode)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">on ehci0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: cpu0 on motherboard
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: orm0: <isa option="" rom="">at iomem 0xe0000-0xea7ff pnpid ORM0000 on isa0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: atrtc0: <at real="" time="" clock="">at port 0x70 irq 8 on isa0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ppc0: parallel port not found.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uart0: <16550 or compatible> at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uart0: [FILTER]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uart0: console (9600,n,8,1)
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uart1: <16550 or compatible> at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uart1: [FILTER]
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Timecounter "TSC" frequency 498052661 Hz quality 800
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: usbus0: 12Mbps Full Speed USB v1.0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ugen0.1: <amd>at usbus0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uhub0: <amd 1="" 9="" ohci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 1.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usbus0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ugen1.1: <amd>at usbus1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uhub1: <amd 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usbus1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: ad0: 991MB <cf 20071116="" 1gb="">at ata0-master PIO4 
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Root mount waiting for: usbus1 usbus0
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Root mount waiting for: usbus1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: uhub1: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfsense1
          Jun 18 20:05:54 firewall kernel: pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:1d:d9:77:02:f7 IEEE 802.11: associated
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:1d:d9:77:02:f7 RADIUS: starting accounting session 4DFCCCE1-00000000
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:1d:d9:77:02:f7 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (WPA)
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall hostapd: ath0_wlan0: STA 00:1d:d9:77:02:f7 WPA: group key handshake completed (WPA)
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall kernel: load_dn_sched dn_sched FIFO loaded
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall kernel: load_dn_sched dn_sched QFQ loaded
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall kernel: load_dn_sched dn_sched RR loaded
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall kernel: load_dn_sched dn_sched WF2Q+ loaded
          Jun 18 20:05:57 firewall kernel: load_dn_sched dn_sched PRIO loaded
          Jun 18 20:05:59 firewall apinger: Starting Alarm Pinger, apinger(32638)
          Jun 18 20:06:01 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: Informational is starting pppoe0.
          Jun 18 20:06:01 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 92.96.222.244) (interface: wan) (real interface: pppoe0).
          Jun 18 20:06:03 firewall php: : ROUTING: change default route to 195.229.252.27
          Jun 18 20:06:03 firewall apinger: Exiting on signal 15.
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall check_reload_status: Reloading filter
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall apinger: Starting Alarm Pinger, apinger(39372)
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall php: : DynDns: updatedns() starting
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall php: : DynDns debug information: 92.96.222.244 extracted from local system.
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall php: : DynDns: Current WAN IP: 92.96.222.244 Cached IP: 217.164.167.249 
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall php: : DynDns debug information: DynDns: cacheIP != wan_ip.  Updating. Cached IP: 217.164.167.249 WAN IP: 92.96.222.244 
          Jun 18 20:06:04 firewall php: : DynDns: DynDns _update() starting.
          Jun 18 20:06:07 firewall php: : DynDns: DynDns _checkStatus() starting.
          Jun 18 20:06:07 firewall php: : DynDns: Current Service: dyndns
          Jun 18 20:06:08 firewall php: : ROUTING: change default route to 195.229.252.27
          Jun 18 20:06:08 firewall php: : The command '/usr/local/sbin/relayd -f /var/etc/relayd.conf' returned exit code '1', the output was '/var/etc/relayd.conf:4: syntax error no redirections, nothing to do' 
          Jun 18 20:06:08 firewall php: : DynDns debug information: 92.96.222.244 extracted from local system.
          Jun 18 20:06:08 firewall php: : phpDynDNS: updating cache file /conf/dyndns_wandyndns'xbipin.dyndns.org'.cache: 92.96.222.244
          Jun 18 20:06:08 firewall php: : OpenNTPD is starting up.
          Jun 18 20:06:08 firewall php: : phpDynDNS: (Success) IP Address Changed Successfully! (92.96.222.244)
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dhcpd: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server 4.2.1-P1
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dhcpd: Copyright 2004-2011 Internet Systems Consortium.
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dhcpd: All rights reserved.
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dhcpd: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: started, version 2.55 cachesize 10000
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-DBus I18N DHCP TFTP
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: reading /etc/resolv.conf
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall check_reload_status: Updating all dyndns
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: using nameserver 198.153.192.1#53
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: using nameserver 208.67.222.222#53
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: using nameserver 213.42.20.20#53
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: using nameserver 8.8.8.8#53
          Jun 18 20:06:10 firewall dnsmasq[52629]: read /etc/hosts - 2 addresses
          Jun 18 20:06:17 firewall php: : Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
          Jun 18 20:06:19 firewall php: : DynDns: updatedns() starting
          Jun 18 20:06:19 firewall php: : DynDns debug information: 92.96.222.244 extracted from local system.
          Jun 18 20:06:19 firewall php: : DynDns: Current WAN IP: 92.96.222.244 Cached IP: 92.96.222.244 
          Jun 18 20:06:19 firewall php: : phpDynDNS: No change in my IP address and/or 25 days has not passed. Not updating dynamic DNS entry.
          Jun 18 20:06:19 firewall check_reload_status: Restarting ipsec tunnels
          Jun 18 20:06:35 firewall php: : miniupnpd: Starting service on interface: lan
          Jun 18 20:06:35 firewall miniupnpd[49798]: HTTP listening on port 2189
          Jun 18 20:06:35 firewall miniupnpd[49798]: HTTP listening on port 2189
          Jun 18 20:06:35 firewall miniupnpd[49798]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
          Jun 18 20:06:35 firewall miniupnpd[49798]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
          Jun 18 20:06:36 firewall php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
          Jun 18 20:06:37 firewall php: : IPSEC: One or more IPsec tunnel endpoints has changed its IP. Refreshing.
          Jun 18 20:06:38 firewall login: login on console as root
          Jun 18 20:06:38 firewall sshlockout[56363]: sshlockout/webConfigurator v3.0 starting up
          Jun 18 20:06:39 firewall check_reload_status: Reloading filter
          Jun 18 20:07:04 firewall apinger: Error while feeding rrdtool: Broken pipe
          Jun 18 20:08:04 firewall apinger: /usr/local/bin/rrdtool respawning too fast, waiting 300s.</cf></amd></amd></amd></amd></at></isa></amd></amd></ohci></ohci></ata></ata></amd></isa></pci-isa></atheros></generic></mii></via></generic></mii></via></generic></mii></via></encrypt></pci></host></software></mmx+,3dnow!+,3dnow!></fpu,de,pse,tsc,msr,cx8,sep,pge,cmov,clflush,mmx> 
          
          
          $ clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)'
          Jun 18 20:06:01 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: Informational is starting pppoe0.
          Jun 18 20:06:01 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 92.96.222.244) (interface: wan) (real interface: pppoe0).
          
          

          system.log when isp device reset and once thats up still pfsense wont reconnect

          
          $ clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)'
          Jun 18 20:06:01 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: Informational is starting pppoe0.
          Jun 18 20:06:01 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 92.96.222.244) (interface: wan) (real interface: pppoe0).
          Jun 18 20:13:04 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 1 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:13:14 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 2 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:13:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 3 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:13:34 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 4 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 5 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: peer not responding to echo requests
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Opened --> Stopping
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Leave bundle "wan"
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] Bundle: Status update: up 0 links, total bandwidth 9600 bps
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: Close event
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Opened --> Closing
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendTerminateReq #3
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerDown
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IFACE: Down event
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerFinish
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] Bundle: No NCPs left. Closing links...
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Closing --> Initial
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendTerminateReq #2
          Jun 18 20:13:44 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerDown
          Jun 18 20:13:47 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendTerminateReq #3
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Stopping --> Stopped
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerFinish
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: connection closed
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Stopped --> Starting
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart
          Jun 18 20:13:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 4 seconds
          Jun 18 20:13:53 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1
          Jun 18 20:13:53 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:14:02 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:02 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:14:02 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:14:02 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:05 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2
          Jun 18 20:14:05 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:14:14 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:14 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:14:14 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:14:14 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3 in 2 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:16 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3
          Jun 18 20:14:16 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:14:25 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:25 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:14:25 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:14:25 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 4 in 1 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:26 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 4
          Jun 18 20:14:26 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:14:35 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:35 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:14:35 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:14:35 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 5 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:38 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 5
          Jun 18 20:14:38 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:14:47 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:47 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:14:47 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:14:47 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 6 in 2 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 6
          Jun 18 20:14:49 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:14:58 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:14:58 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:14:58 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:14:58 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 7 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:01 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 7
          Jun 18 20:15:01 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:15:10 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:10 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:15:10 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:15:10 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 8 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:13 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 8
          Jun 18 20:15:13 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:15:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:15:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:15:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 9 in 2 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 9
          Jun 18 20:15:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:15:33 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:33 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:15:33 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:15:33 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 10 in 4 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:37 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 10
          Jun 18 20:15:37 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:15:46 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:46 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:15:46 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:15:46 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 11 in 4 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:50 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 11
          Jun 18 20:15:50 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:15:59 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:15:59 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:15:59 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:15:59 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 12 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:16:02 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 12
          Jun 18 20:16:02 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:16:11 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:16:11 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:16:11 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:16:11 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 13 in 1 seconds
          Jun 18 20:16:12 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 13
          Jun 18 20:16:12 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          Jun 18 20:16:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:16:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:16:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:16:22 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 14 in 2 seconds
          Jun 18 20:16:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 14
          Jun 18 20:16:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to '*'
          
          

          now the above stuff but with null thing ticked

          mpd_wan.conf

          
          startup:
          	# configure the console
          	set console close
          	# configure the web server
          	set web close
          
          default:
          pppoeclient:
          	create bundle static wan
          	set iface name pppoe0
          	set iface route default
          	set iface enable on-demand
          	set iface idle 0
          	set iface addrs 10.10.1.1 10.10.1.2
          	set iface enable tcpmssfix
          	set iface up-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
          	set iface down-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
          	set ipcp ranges 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0
          	set ipcp no vjcomp
          	#log -bund -ccp -chat -iface -ipcp -lcp -link
          
          	create link static wan_link0 pppoe
          	set link action bundle wan
          	set link disable multilink
          	set link keep-alive 10 60
          	set link max-redial 0
          	set link disable chap pap
          	set link accept chap pap eap
          	set link disable incoming
          	set link mtu 1492
          	set auth authname "username"
          	set auth password password
          	set pppoe service ""
          	set pppoe iface vr1
          	open
          
          

          system.log on boot

          
          $ clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)'
          Jun 18 20:20:12 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: Informational is starting pppoe0.
          Jun 18 20:20:12 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 92.96.231.244) (interface: wan) (real interface: pppoe0).
          
          

          system.log when isp device reset and pfsense wont reconenct

          
          $ clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)'
          Jun 18 20:20:12 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: Informational is starting pppoe0.
          Jun 18 20:20:12 firewall php: : rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 92.96.231.244) (interface: wan) (real interface: pppoe0).
          Jun 18 20:23:15 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 1 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:23:25 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 2 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:23:35 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 3 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:23:45 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 4 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 5 echo request(s)
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: peer not responding to echo requests
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Opened --> Stopping
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Leave bundle "wan"
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] Bundle: Status update: up 0 links, total bandwidth 9600 bps
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: Close event
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Opened --> Closing
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendTerminateReq #3
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerDown
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IFACE: Down event
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerFinish
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] Bundle: No NCPs left. Closing links...
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Closing --> Initial
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendTerminateReq #2
          Jun 18 20:23:56 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerDown
          Jun 18 20:23:58 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendTerminateReq #3
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Stopping --> Stopped
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerFinish
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: connection closed
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Stopped --> Starting
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart
          Jun 18 20:24:00 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:03 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1
          Jun 18 20:24:03 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to ''
          Jun 18 20:24:12 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:12 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:24:12 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:24:12 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:15 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2
          Jun 18 20:24:15 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to ''
          Jun 18 20:24:17 firewall ppp: PPPoE: rec'd ACNAME "WE1"
          Jun 18 20:24:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:24:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:24:24 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3 in 3 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:27 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3
          Jun 18 20:24:27 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to ''
          Jun 18 20:24:27 firewall ppp: PPPoE: rec'd ACNAME "WE1"
          Jun 18 20:24:36 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:36 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
          Jun 18 20:24:36 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
          Jun 18 20:24:36 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 4 in 1 seconds
          Jun 18 20:24:37 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 4
          Jun 18 20:24:37 firewall ppp: [wan_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to ''
          Jun 18 20:24:37 firewall ppp: PPPoE: rec'd ACNAME "WE1"
          
          
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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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            @xbipin:

            let me get one thing straight, there is no mpd.conf change which causes it to work or to fail because it just fails and pppoe only connects fine on boot and never a successful reconnect is connection is dropped, the config i used during 1.2.3 is the same only that pfsense is now v2, i never touch any config at all as long as it keeps working as required

            You said before that an interface line was there one time and not the next when it worked and when it didn't. Now you are saying it doesn't change. The mpd_something.conf files are generated by the system, not by hand, so even if you don't think you changed anything, something may have changed. This is one of the ways that your information has been inconsistent.

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              xbipin
              last edited by

              @jimp:

              @xbipin:

              let me get one thing straight, there is no mpd.conf change which causes it to work or to fail because it just fails and pppoe only connects fine on boot and never a successful reconnect is connection is dropped, the config i used during 1.2.3 is the same only that pfsense is now v2, i never touch any config at all as long as it keeps working as required

              You said before that an interface line was there one time and not the next when it worked and when it didn't. Now you are saying it doesn't change. The mpd_something.conf files are generated by the system, not by hand, so even if you don't think you changed anything, something may have changed. This is one of the ways that your information has been inconsistent.

              i guess its just the confusion that's causing u to believe im being inconsistent, but if u check the logs etc i have provided now and since i started using pf v2 and reporting errors and bugs from then, the config hasnt changed much other than 3 things that were changed during the process of trying to produce logs
              vj compression which i had issues with long time back
              dial on demand which i also reported long time back and the way the connect button worked under interfaces
              and currently the iface addrs thing which i tried to play around with to try and solve but didnt help that too once i came to know the actual location of the conf file from u or else i wouldn't have played with that too to try and solve it

              if u check logs u would see there isnt much info it produces to be able to figure out the issue and thats y i say its mpd where the issue is.

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                root2020
                last edited by

                Jimp,

                You have to see that I was in a pressing situation and I had to make a change or the customer would have outed me. I didn't have any time to do a lot of troubleshooting because this was going on for two weeks, I did not know there was more detailed logs in the /var/logs being new to pfsense. I though when you said system logs, you just mean the GUI system logs and I never saw any mpd or ppp errors. If this happens to me again heaven forbid I know which logs to send you. Go easy on me Dr. when it is sick I don't always know where to look for problems that is why I turned to you guys, I'm a rookie.

                Believe me if I knew where to access all of these configs and logs I would have sent them. I really like pfSense and wanted to help others if they were in the same situation as me.

                Thanks,

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                  probie
                  last edited by

                  Members -

                  Is there definitive work-around solution to this?  I just try to deploy this with version 2.0 RC3 and it does not seem to work.

                  Please advise.

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                    thermo
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                    I did have problems with PPPoE initially but 'Null service name' solved the problem for me. I do remember during initial configuration that the 'null service name' setting got lost (unchecked) but since re-checking it and rebooting, it hasn't happened since.

                    If it helps anyone, this is my working pfsense 2rc3 PPPoE config with Eti$alat

                    
                    $cat /var/etc/mpd_wan.conf
                    startup:
                            # configure the console
                            set console close
                            # configure the web server
                            set web close
                    
                    default:
                    pppoeclient:
                            create bundle static wan
                            set iface name pppoe0
                            set iface route default
                            set iface disable on-demand
                            set iface idle 0
                            set iface enable tcpmssfix
                            set iface up-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
                            set iface down-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
                            set ipcp ranges 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0
                            #log -bund -ccp -chat -iface -ipcp -lcp -link
                    
                            create link static wan_link0 pppoe
                            set link action bundle wan
                            set link disable multilink
                            set link keep-alive 10 60
                            set link max-redial 0
                            set link disable chap pap
                            set link accept chap pap eap
                            set link disable incoming
                            set link mtu 1492
                            set auth authname "username"
                            set auth password password
                            set pppoe service ""
                            set pppoe iface em4
                            open
                    
                    
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                      probie
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Thermo.  So, your ppoe was default setting with ppoe login/password and did not work.  And when you checked 'null service name' in advance setting, it started working?

                      Will give that try tonight.

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                        thermo
                        last edited by

                        probie: yes, that's correct, it worked when 'null service name' was checked but as I kept configuring/fiddling/reconnecting other interfaces, it stopped working and when I eventually re-looked at the PPPoE configuration, the 'null service name' was unchecked by itself.
                        This was a couple of months ago (April/May?) though, and I can't remember whether it was with the default 2 install or the daily update available on the firmware update page.
                        Do try rebooting after changing the PPPoE options.

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                        • pttP
                          ptt Rebel Alliance
                          last edited by

                          @probie:

                          Thanks Thermo.  So, your ppoe was default setting with ppoe login/password and did not work.  And when you checked 'null service name' in advance setting, it started working?

                          Will give that try tonight.

                          I used that "trick" since long time ago ( Since "Beta 5" till "RC3" ), and my PPPoE connection works fine.

                          http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,34377.msg178168.html#msg178168

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                            xbipin
                            last edited by

                            null service name still doesnt do the trick for most others like me and its definately something to do with mpd

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                              probie
                              last edited by

                              Thanks ptt / thermo.  Checking the "null service name" worked with an isp in Germany.

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                                xbipin
                                last edited by

                                @clarknova:

                                Attached are four files. Here's how I got them:

                                1. Boot system fresh. PPPoE connected.
                                2.```

                                clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)' > ppp_working.txt
                                cp /var/etc/mpd_wan.conf mpd_wan_working.conf.txt

                                3\. Pull plug on WAN NIC. Wait 2 minutes. Re-plug. (WAN not connecting)
                                4.```
                                
                                clog /var/log/system.log | egrep '(mpd|ppp)' > ppp_not_working.txt
                                cp /var/etc/mpd_wan.conf mpd_wan_not_working.conf.txt
                                
                                

                                5. Reboot to working WAN.

                                Null Service Name is checked.

                                same here, mpd is the problem and i guess few others and myself have mentioned the same. some1 definitely needs to break apart mpd and have a look at its code

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                                  cmb
                                  last edited by

                                  I split out the only recent report with info and am locking this thread as it's all over the place and the originally reported issues were long ago fixed and it's been hijacked a ton of times since.

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