You cannot run pppoesd without a configuration file. The default configuration
file is /etc/ppp/pppoesd.conf. Use this file to set the server parameters. A
blank line separates each entry in the pppoesd.conf file. pppoesd.conf ignores lines that begin with #.
Each entry is of the following format:
<parameter>=<value>
Table 3-2 “Server Parameters” lists the parameters
that the server configuration file supports.
Table 3-2 Server Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| interface | Specifies the name of an interface and related
parameters. Following is an example usage of this parameter:
[lan0]
service=
acname=
....
....
[lan1]
service=
acname= |
| service | Specifies the name of the service that the
server is ready to offer to the client. A value of any means that the server is ready to offer any of
the services available. |
| acname | Specifies a unique name of the address concentrator. |
| ac_cookie | Specifies a tag that the access concentrator
may encapsulate in the AC-Cookie tag in a PADO packet. pppoesd generates a unique digest using the MD5 algorithm.
This tag aids in protecting against denial of service attacks. If
a host receives this tag, it must return the tag unmodified in the following PADR. The tag value is binary data of any value and
length; the host cannot interpret this value.
If
you set this parameter to 0, pppoesd does not add the AC-Cookie tag in a PADO packet. |
| timeout | Specifies the timeout value for PPP session
traffic in seconds. This is passed as the idle timeout option for pppd. |
| retry_number | Specifies the number of times pppoesd retransmits a PADI or PADR packet when the client does not receive a valid PADO or PADS packet in response to its request. |
local-ipv4-address | Specifies the address of the local interface. |
| ipv4-address-pool | Specifies a range of valid IP addresses that
the server allocates to its clients. |
local-ipv6-identifier | Specifies the interface identifier of
the local IPv6 interface. |
ipv6-identifier-pool | Specifies a range of valid IPv6 interface identifiers
that the server allocates to its clients. |
| pppd-options | Specifies the command-line options of pppd. For more information, type man 1m pppd at the HP-UX prompt. |
For more information about the pppoesd.conf file, type man 4 pppoesd.conf at the HP-UX prompt.
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