FS#30016 - [netcfg] problem with pppoe

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Marcel (Asbestbrezel) - Friday, 25 May 2012, 18:21 GMT
Last edited by Jouke Witteveen (jouke) - Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 15:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Jouke Witteveen (jouke)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

If i try to connect, using the new pppoe-function, i get this error-message:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
RP-PPPoE plugin version 3.8p compiled against pppd 2.4.5
/usr/sbin/pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
/usr/sbin/pppd: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so.
> Couldn't make pppd connection.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

If i deactivate "auth" in /etc/ppp/options it works.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
2.8.3

* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
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Closed by  Jouke Witteveen (jouke)
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 15:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  c037e
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Sunday, 27 May 2012, 10:17 GMT
pppd is a bit stupid with regard to configuration: It will always read /etc/ppp/options. Try the attached patch, it should override the default 'auth' setting.
   pppoe-auth.diff (0.4 KiB)
Comment by Marcel (Asbestbrezel) - Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 13:58 GMT
works, thank you!

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