-----Original Message----- From: Maik Heinelt [mailto:m...@vegasystems.com] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:12 PM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Multible PPPoE on same NIC?
On 06/17/2011 02:56 AM, Steven Sherwood wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: David Burgess [mailto:apt....@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 12:37 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Multible PPPoE on same NIC? > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Steven Sherwood<stev...@coc.ca> wrote: >> Hi there - I assume that you are using multiple modems? Should be possible >> to create VLANs and have multiple PPPoE sessions, one on each VLAN. You >> will need a VLAN capable switch upstream of you pfSense box for connecting >> the modems, but I don't see why that wouldn't work. > > Are you planning to use mlppp, or something else, like load-balancing? > I use 8 modems on vlans for mlppp and it works great. If you're not > using mlppp and the pppoe sessions will all be using the same gateway > then you may have problems. This does not work in pfsense 1.x, and I > know there's been a lot of discussion in the forums over whether it > works in 2.0 right now. I think not. > > db > ------- > > True - if you have static IPs with different gateways, this would help. Your > ISP would need to help with ensuring each PPPoE session/IP had a unique > gateway. > No, here in Japan with my ISP, I actually just need 1 ONU and even the NTT default CTU (All-In-One router + modem device ) is able to handle max. 5 PPPoE connections at the same time. I actually have tested to use 3 separate cheap Buffalo router, all connected directly to CTU. CTU config is set as PPPoE pass-thru. It works without any problem. I was able to run separated PPPoE on each connected Buffalo router. It would be great, if I could do same just with one pfSense router. Maik ------- Sorry Maik - I misunderstood your application. I take it you want multiple PPPoE sessions for the IP addresses then? I believe pfSense limits you to one PPPoE session/interface, and doesn't support PPPoE pass-thru. With DSL in Canada, you can do what you are trying for as well if you just use the CPE instead of pfSense. I'm not aware of another work-around, though you might be able to achieve what you want with separate VLANs / virtual interfaces and a capable switch upstream of the pfSense box. -- Steven
