33 ppp connections, Chapter 33, Point-to-point protocol (ppp) connections – Westermo RedFox Series User Manual
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Westermo OS Management Guide
Version 4.17.0-0
Chapter 33
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Connections
WeOS provides two types of PPP services:
❼ PPPoE (Ethernet/DSL): WeOS supports PPPoE client services on LAN. The PP-
PoE client operates on Ethernet and DSL ports (SHDSL, ADSL, VDSL) associ-
ated with a VLAN network interface.
❼ PPP over Serial Port: On serial ports, WeOS supports PPP dial in/out services
with or without external modem.
This chapter describes PPP support in WeOS in general, with focus on how to
create PPP instances, and configuration of low-level PPP settings for PPPoEad PPP
over serial ports. PPP shares some functionality with other WeOS services, thus
additional information relevant for PPP configuration is found at the following
locations:
❼ General Interface settings: A network interface will be created for each PPP
instance. Configuration of network interfaces is described in
❼ PPPoE on Falcon (xDSL):
provides useful information when
using PPPoE on a Falcon xDSL router.
❼ Serial Port Settings: When running PPP over a serial port, there general serial
port settings to be carried out in addition to the PPP settings described in
this chapter. Configuration of serial port is described in
❼ Peer authentication: To authenticate the peer side of the PPP connection a
local PPP user database is used. Configuration of local user databases is
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