Re: PPPoE problem?
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:32 pm
Ok, I guess it still doesn't work, but I want to thank you guys for trying this. I REALLY appreciate all your help & feedback. It's very annoying not being able to test this feature myself.
hotzenpl0tz -- As noted above I thought it might be some issue with iptables as well, and in a way it is. See the above link. The problem is that the WAN interface is being set as eth0.1 and not ppp0. So, the firewall sets up forwarding for eth0.1, but all the traffic is on ppp0. (At least that's the bug described in the above link, and this explanation makes perfect sense given the symptoms you're seeing -- testing it myself is not possible... grrrr...)
So, here's my plan: I'm working as fast as I can on the bare-minimum of code needed to get current features working in 8.09 branch, where (theoretically) this issue is fixed. Instead of making the next release RC1, I'll release a Beta4 that has just this bare-minimum for compatibility in a week or two. The Holidays are coming up and I should have a significant amount of free time to try and push to get this done fast. That way I can release code with working PPPoE as soon as possible, as well as allow more time for users to test the migration to 8.09 and report any issues relating to this change before RC1.
Also, if anyone following this thread would be interested in helping me test PPPoE in this new Beta4 before the official release please either contact me via the contact page or email me at eric AT gargoyle-router.com. It would be really helpful if someone could validate that PPPoE is working on the new version (when it is ready in a couple of weeks) before I make an official release.
hotzenpl0tz -- As noted above I thought it might be some issue with iptables as well, and in a way it is. See the above link. The problem is that the WAN interface is being set as eth0.1 and not ppp0. So, the firewall sets up forwarding for eth0.1, but all the traffic is on ppp0. (At least that's the bug described in the above link, and this explanation makes perfect sense given the symptoms you're seeing -- testing it myself is not possible... grrrr...)
So, here's my plan: I'm working as fast as I can on the bare-minimum of code needed to get current features working in 8.09 branch, where (theoretically) this issue is fixed. Instead of making the next release RC1, I'll release a Beta4 that has just this bare-minimum for compatibility in a week or two. The Holidays are coming up and I should have a significant amount of free time to try and push to get this done fast. That way I can release code with working PPPoE as soon as possible, as well as allow more time for users to test the migration to 8.09 and report any issues relating to this change before RC1.
Also, if anyone following this thread would be interested in helping me test PPPoE in this new Beta4 before the official release please either contact me via the contact page or email me at eric AT gargoyle-router.com. It would be really helpful if someone could validate that PPPoE is working on the new version (when it is ready in a couple of weeks) before I make an official release.
