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      glennonline
      last edited by

      I have a Routit VDSL uplink with a Draytek Vigor 130 modem, however when I enable PPoE passtrough and set up my WAN interface as PPoE no IP address is acquired
      Interface status:

      WAN1 interface (pppoe0)
      Status	 up
      PPPoE	 up    
      Uptime	 00:00:0
      MAC address	 00:00:00:00:00:00
      IPv6 Link Local	 fe80::4e02:89ff:fe00:4582%em1	  
      In/out packets	 0/7 (0 bytes/520 bytes)
      In/out packets (pass)	 0/7 (0 bytes/520 bytes)
      In/out packets (block)	 0/0 (0 bytes/0 bytes)
      In/out errors	 0/0
      Collisions	 0
      
      Last 50 PPP log entries
      Mar 9 23:26:06	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:26:06	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:26:06	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:26:06	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #140
      Mar 9 23:26:04	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:26:04	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:26:04	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:26:04	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #139
      Mar 9 23:26:02	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:26:02	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:26:02	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:26:02	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #138
      Mar 9 23:26:00	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:26:00	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:26:00	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:26:00	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #137
      Mar 9 23:25:58	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:25:58	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:25:58	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:25:58	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #136
      Mar 9 23:25:56	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:25:56	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:25:56	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:25:56	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #135
      Mar 9 23:25:54	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:25:54	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:25:54	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:25:54	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #134
      Mar 9 23:25:52	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:25:52	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:25:52	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:25:52	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #133
      Mar 9 23:25:50	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:25:50	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:25:50	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:25:50	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #132
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] MAGICNUM 0bf5e568
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] MRU 1492
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] PROTOCOMP
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #131
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: Up event
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] Link: UP event
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] PPPoE: connection successful
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: PPPoE: rec'd ACNAME "Vigor2000 PPPoE"
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to ''
      Mar 9 23:25:48	ppp: [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 13
      Mar 9 23:25:45	ppp: [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 13 in 3 seconds
      Mar 9 23:25:45	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: LayerStart
      Mar 9 23:25:45	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: state change Stopped --> Starting
      

      What am I doing wrong? The Draytek has no problem with acquiring an IP when PPoE passtrough is disabled.

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        Bodie
        last edited by

        I've set up a draytek 130 vdsl same setup .. I found that this exact issue is due to the setup of the draytek.

        ensure you have setup the router correctly… and update the fermware to the latest verison

        a quick setup (ensure you save the config as asked and conferm settings at end as my draytek lost vlan tag each time)

        *** ADSL Connection

        1. Reset router factory defaults
        2. Compete Quick Internet Wizard
        3. Disable PPPoE/PPPoA client                    (internet access >> PPPoE/PPPoA)
        4. Enable PPPoe Passthrough                      (internet access >> PPPoE/PPPoA)

        *** VDSL connection

        1. Reset router factory defaults
        2. Enable vlan and enter tag                      (internet access >> general setup)
        3. Disable PPPoE/PPPoA client                    (internet access >> PPPoE/PPPoA)
        4. On MPoA set                                            (internet access >> MPoA / static or dynamic IP)
                                a)  MPoa (rfc1483/2684) >>>  enabled
                                b)  Encapulation >>> 1483 Bridged IP (IPoE)
                                c)  MTU >>> 1492

        If vlan is enabled in step 2 then no vlan settings are needed on the pfsense firewall

        hope this helps :)

        Bodie

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