PF_PACKET sockets are also required to be able to send/receive raw ethernet frames in order to negotiate the PPPoE session, and thus rp-pppoe depends on them. It's not just a matter of getting the interface number; PF_PACET sockets are integral to the functionality of this plugin. -- Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 02:55 -0800, jfj wrote: > Thanks for the confirmation (it is helpful!). > > I found the problem and that is that rp-pppoe requires > PF_PACKET sockets, which are disabled on my kenrel. > > I'd really like to avoid this. It seems rp-pppoe uses > packet sockets to get the inteface number. Anybody knows > if this can be avoided with a bit of hacking? > > Otherwise, we should mention that Kernel PPPoE depends > on PF_PACKET :( > And improve the error mesages of rp-pppoe. > > jf. > > Gilles Espinasse wrote: > > >>Now when I type > >> > >>pppd eth0 > >> > >>I get > >> > >>unrecognized option 'eth0' > >> > >>But wasn't the plugin supposed to enable this device? > >> > >>If I use this script in /etc/ppp/peers/mydsl > >> > >># > >># PPP over Ethernet options (using roaring pinguin external program) > >># > >>plugin rp-pppoe.so > >> > >> > >It work for me with this exact line > >plugin rp-pppoe.so eth0 > >... > >Then you should be able to do > >pppd call mydsl > > > >Gilles > > > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
