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-[Acronym] for the __PPP__ __o__ver __E__thernet protocol.
-
-Defined by [
RFC 2516 | http
://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2516.html ]
.
+[Acronym] for the __PPP__ __o__ver __E__thernet protocol, defined in
RFC:2516
.
A simple protocol, designed to allow discovery of [AccessConcentrator]s and end-point services they provide.
The five packet types used by [PPPoE] are:
-*
PADI -
PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation
-*
PADO -
PPPoE Active Discovery Offer
-*
PADR -
PPPoE Active Discovery Request
-*
PADS -
PPPoE Active Discovery Session-confirmation
-*
PADT -
PPPoE Active Discovery Terminate
+;;
PADI :
PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation
+;;
PADO :
PPPoE Active Discovery Offer
+;;
PADR :
PPPoE Active Discovery Request
+;;
PADS :
PPPoE Active Discovery Session-confirmation
+;;
PADT :
PPPoE Active Discovery Terminate
Their definitions and use can be found in the RFC.
Once the discovery protocol has done the setup, the session protocol actually passes the [PPP] data between
-the [
AccessConcentrator]
and the client.
+the AccessConcentrator and the client.
-[ Roaring Penguin Software | http://www.roaringpenguin.com/ ] have a free
[Linux
] /
[NetBSD] / [Solaris]
implementation at [
http://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/rp-pppoe/index.php
]. The debian
package is "
pppoe"
.
+[ Roaring Penguin Software | http://www.roaringpenguin.com/ ] have a [Free
] [implementation of the protocol |
http://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/rp-pppoe/] that works under [Linux], [NetBSD]/[FreeBSD], and [Solaris
]. The [Debian]
package is __
pppoe__
.
-As of 2.4.something, the Linux kernel also had
kernel-mode [PPPoE] support.
+As of 2.4.something, the Linux kernel has
kernel-mode [PPPoE] support. The [Kernel] [PPPoE] driver typically yields lower [CPU] load than the Roaring Penguin client
.
See [LinuxPPPoENotes] for more details.
