Configuring a PPPoE session
There are two types of PPPoE sessions:
Permanent PPPoE session—A permanent PPPoE session is established immediately after the line is physically up. The session does not go down until the physical link comes down or until the session is disconnected.
Packet-triggered PPPoE session—A packet-triggered PPPoE session is established when there is a demand for data transmission. It is terminated when it is idle for a specific period of time. IPv6 PPPoE session establishment cannot be triggered by packets.
You can establish a PPPoE session on an Ethernet port or a VE interface created on an ADSL interface. To enable a device to access the Internet through an ADSL interface, establish a PPPoE session on a virtual Ethernet interface. To enable a device to access the Internet through an ADSL modem attached to an Ethernet interface, you must establish the PPPoE session on the Ethernet interface.
For more information about creating a PPPoE session on a virtual Ethernet interface, see "Configuring ATM."
To configure a PPPoE session:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter Ethernet interface view. | interface interface-type interface-number | N/A |
3. Configure the PPPoE session negotiation timer. | pppoe-client timer negotiation seconds | The default is 10 seconds. |
4. Create a PPPoE session, and specify a dialer bundle for the session. | pppoe-client dial-bundle-number number [ no-hostuniq ] [ idle-timeout seconds [ queue-length packets ] ] | By default, no PPPoE sessions are created. You can establish multiple PPPoE sessions on an Ethernet interface. A PPPoE session uniquely corresponds to a dialer bundle. A dialer bundle can only have one Ethernet interface. |