Struggling to get if_pppoe kernel module working
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Hi,
After upgrading to 25.07.1 I seen there was a new PPPoE client available (if_pppoe).
However I am having problems getting IPv6 to work properly if this is enabled.
If I disable it and use the old client everything works as normal.It doesn't appear to get a connection when looking at the gateway monitoring-
Looking at the logs I can see these messages-
Could that be something to do with it?Within pfSense itself I can ping an IPv6 address from (Diagnostics -> Ping) successfully.
Is there something I am missing here? Any help would be appreciated.Thanks,
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@GaZaai
Can pfSense itself ping something like ipv6.google.com if you pick the right interface? -
@w0w Yes it can! From (Diagnostics -> Ping) it can ping an IPv6 address from the WAN interface successfully.
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@GaZaai
Try to set Monitor IP as workaround… -
@w0w If I were to put an IPv6 address in there the gateway just sits at pending even on the old pppoe client. I think it’s because my WAN interface is using a link local address. I think my ISP only uses prefixes and not a full address.
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@GaZaai
I’ve seen this behavior before on the forum in another thread.
I can’t find it now, but you could try disabling the gateway monitoring action to see if it helps—just for debugging, not as a permanent solution.
Maybe someone from Netgate can provide a better answer. Perhaps @stephenw10 could help? -
@w0w Thank you that fixed the issue and I now have IPv6 working with the new if_pppoe kernel
Regarding the IPv6 monitoring, do you think that is possibly a bug? As how come pfSense can ping IPv6 sites fine from the Diagnostics section but the gateway monitoring is unable to ping the same address?
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@GaZaai said in Struggling to get if_pppoe kernel module working:
Regarding the IPv6 monitoring, do you think that is possibly a bug?
Yes, It is possible. Before reporting I would wait for comments from Netgate representatives.
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