User manual

Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration -WAN Access
Issue 5.3 (
30 March 2009) Nortel Networks Inc. i
Contents
12 PPPoE configuration..............................................................................................................12-1
12.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................12-2
12.1.1 Concept of PPPoE............................................................................................................................12-2
12.1.2 Phase of discovery ...........................................................................................................................12-2
12.1.3 Phase of PPP session........................................................................................................................12-3
12.2 Configuring basic PPPoE functions ..........................................................................................................12-3
12.2.1 Establishing the configuration task ..................................................................................................12-3
12.2.2 Enabling PPPoE...............................................................................................................................12-4
12.2.3 Configuring the PPPoE service name at the server side ..................................................................12-4
12.2.4 Checking the configuration..............................................................................................................12-5
12.3 Configuring PPPoE parameters.................................................................................................................12-5
12.3.1 Establishing the configuration task ..................................................................................................12-5
12.3.2 Configuring to log the state changes of PPPoE users ......................................................................12-6
12.3.3 Setting the maximum number of sessions available on a local MAC address.................................12-6
12.3.4 Setting the maximum number of sessions available on a peer MAC address..................................12-7
12.3.5 Setting the maximum number of sessions available on the local system.........................................12-7
12.3.6 Checking the configuration..............................................................................................................12-7
12.4 Maintaining PPPoE ...................................................................................................................................12-8
12.5 Configuration examples ............................................................................................................................12-8
12.6 Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................................12-10