[RP-PPPoE] query on pppoe client setup

[Dave Osbourne]

Hi Simon,

I'm making an attempt at a reply...


On 2020-10-21 20:58, SIMON BABY wrote:
> Can I use any username and password  ?
No, these should be given to you by your IAP (ISP)


> what is  USER=bxxxnxnx at sympatico.ca 
> <mailto:bxxxnxnx at sympatico.ca> here ? is this same as I provided in 
> pap-secrets ?

Yes, I beleive it is...  I have "" around mine...



>
>
> 3. Set up DNS
> -------------
> Is the above configuration mandatory ? if I don't provide DNS, will it 
> work?
No, I don't think it is,  I pass "usepeerdns" and some magic happens 
results in the ISP provided nameservers going into my /etc/resolve.conf



> Is the above steps mandatory?
It's not mandatory, but asking the question is worrying unless you're 
doing this on a machine set up just for this experiment and you accept 
that connecting it to the public internet could result in compromise...


> 5. I am trying to invoke the client set up process in my application . 
> Do I have to use scripts or binaries? What scripts and processes do I 
> have to invoke for proper setup ?
Um, I think I my setup differs from yours here... I can just type

]# pppd call /iap//
/where /iap /is a file in /etc/ppp/peers/


Regards,
DaveO

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