Enabling PPPoE
PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, a network protocol that allows and encapsulates Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames. PPPoE allows two remote clients to connect and conveniently pass data between each other.
This recipe describes how to enable PPPoE on pfSense.
How to do it...
- Browse to Services | PPPoE Server.
- Click the "plus" button to add a new PPPoE instance.
- Check Enable PPPoE Server.
- Choose an Interface.
- Choose a Subnet Mask.
- Set No. PPPoE Users to the maximum number of clients we wish to allow.
- Set Server Address to an unused IP address that pfSense will use to serve PPPoE clients.
- Set Remote Address Range to the starting unused IP address. The range will run as far as the maximum number ...
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