Enable new ip_pppoe module over remote/PPPoE connection is "dangerous"
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Hi,
if enable the new if_pppoe module all PPPoE connections go down, so far so clear and there
is a NOTE information on this setting.But if I only have this single internet connection over PPPoE I lost completely remote access until reboot (no issue on local access).
Is it possible to add a second checkbox for auto reboot after applying this setting?
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Hmm, you mean it kills the existing mpd5 pppoe session before you see the reboot screen to agree to it?
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yes that was exactly the problem, I locked me out because I tried this remotely over the PPPoE connection :)
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Hmm, interesting. Let me see.....
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@stephenw10 were you able to look into this as we'll have the same issue for a number of our devices, at least with some it is the backup line, so won't be an issue as long as we're remotely connected via the main WAN connection. Others though only have PPPoE WAN so will be problematic to migrate to the new module without a site visit or on site assistance...
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Not yet. There are other higher priority issues we are dealing with currently.
For the moment the advice on that page stands: enabling the new module interrupts connectivity.
If you really need to you could schedule a reboot first or run a delayed reboot at the CLI like:
sleep 300; /etc/rc.reboot.
That should work fine (works here in tests) but I would still recommend waiting until you have some LAN side connectivity if you can. -
@stephenw10 no worries, scheduled reboot was our backup and as you say works well. We've not come across any other issues so far with our use cases.
