Dear Linux gurus,
I have two computers both with redhat 9. I want to try PPPoe. I want to make one pppoe server and other client. I have connected the computers back to back through cross cable.


I have already downloaded and installed rp-ppoe and read all the how-tos.

Whenever I google, I find documentation that says something about dsl modem. I don't understand, can we not do PPPoe without dsl modem?

Please suggest.


basanta

You do not need an ADSL modem to do PPPoE between a PPPoE server and a PPPoE client.

Alhough I cannot telle you waht your problem is, I know for sure it is perfectly possible to connect a PC with PPPoE server and a PC with PPPoE client back to back with a crossed Ethernet cable and setup a PPPoE session between them.

no ADSL modem needed.

edit your
/etc/pppoe.conf
/etc/ppp/pppoe-server.options (something like that)
/etc/pap/pap-secrets or /etc/ppp/chap-secrets for usernames and passwords

then run
pppoe-server

read man pppd for more information.

now configure ur client.

and use tcpdump on server to check the pppoe traffic.

i created a user test in the pppoe server

#useradd test
#passwd test

-->next I did following on the SERVER

#ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0

#pppoe-server -I eth0 -L 192.168.2.2 -R 192.168.2.3 -C max -S max -F

---> when i do ifconfig eth0 doesn't get any ip



---> on the CLIENT machine I did :

#ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0

# adsl-setup

( gave the details like
user= test
ETH = eth0
PDNS= x.x.x.x
SDNS= x.x.x.x
password = test



# adsl-start


and when i did ipconfig

eth0 doesn't get any ip
ppp0 gets 10.112.112.112




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i did following test using tcpdump

ON the SERVER
# tcpdump -i eth0


ON the CLIENT
# adsl-connet

the server captures codes, looks as if they are connected but non of the computer gets any ip


Please suggest