pppoeconf for Debian
====================

This is pppoeconf, a tiny utility that makes configuration of DSL links more
comfortable. In theory, it does the same things that anybody would do by hand,
but avoids the usual human errors (like forgotten quotes).

Since version 1.0.4, the pppoe plugin of pppd is used, along with the
discovery utility provided by the pppd package and a script to enable MSS
clamping in the kernel space. Previously (or even now if old ppp package is
installed), the pppoe utility is used (also known as RP-PPPoE) which does the
same jobs in an equal manner.

NOTE: If you have been using a pppoeconf version between 1.0.4 and 1.0.13 and
you have configured IP filters on your machine, you should reconfigure the
interface or edit the iptables script /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/0clampmss and replace
-A with -I there. Otherwise, the MSS clamping rule will not be inserted in
the correct location.


Timeout waiting for PADO socket
-------------------------------

pppoeconf don't set lcp-echo-interval and lcp-echo-failure options (ppp
default values are commented in ``/etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider``).
Don't forget to adjust this values for your connection (see
``/etc/ppp/options`` file or pppd(8) to have more details).


Persistent connections (i.e. start again if actual connection is down)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

pppoeconf don't set persist/maxfail/holdoff option. But they are commented
in ``/etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider`` and uncomment them if you want to have
ppp persistent connections (see ``/etc/ppp/options`` file or pppd(8) to
have more details).

-- Eduard Bloch <[email protected]>, Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:50:41 +0100
-- Gregory Colpart <[email protected]>, Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:09:03 +0200