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[Acronym] for the __PPP__ __o__ver __E__thernet protocol.

Defined by [ RFC 2516 | http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2516.html ].

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

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.

[ 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".

As of 2.4.something, the Linux kernel also had kernel-mode [PPPoE] support.

See [LinuxPPPoENotes] for more details.

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