[arch-general] netcfg pppoe 'error sending pppoe packet: Network is down'

[Ralf Mardorf]

Hi :)

if I run (as root, there anyway still is no user) 'netcfg pppoe' I get 'error sending/receiving pppoe packet: Network is down'.
I never set up a wired pppoe connection manually before.

Cheers!

Ralf

PS: I've seen that there are 2 entries to edit and one might or might not be a typo. Perhaps I'm missing much more ;).

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# [snip]
LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
DAEMON_LOCALE="no"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Berlin"
KEYMAP="de-latin1"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# [snip]
MODULES=()

# Udev settle timeout (default to 30)
UDEV_TIMEOUT=30

# Scan for FakeRAID (dmraid) Volumes at startup
USEDMRAID="no"

# Scan for BTRFS volumes at startup
USEBTRFS="no"

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="archlinux"

# Use 'ip addr' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# [snip]
#eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
#eth0="dhcp"
#INTERFACES=(eth0)

# Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown.
# This is required if your root device is on NFS.
NETWORK_PERSIST="no"

# Enable these netcfg profiles at boot-up. [snip]
NETWORKS=pppoe

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# [snip]
DAEMONS=(hwclock syslog-ng !network !netfs crond)




root at PartedMagic:/media/sda9# cat etc/network.d/pppoe
CONNECTION='ppp'
INTERFACE=eth0
PEER='provider'
PPP_TIMEOUT=10
root at PartedMagic:/media/sda9# cat etc/hosts
#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>	<hostname.domain.org>	<hostname>
127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost archlinux
::1		localhost.localdomain	localhost

# End of file
root at PartedMagic:/media/sda9# cat etc/ppp/peers/alice
# /etc/ppp/peers/your_provider
 
plugin rp-pppoe.so
# rp_pppoe_ac 'your ac name'
# rp_pppoe_service 'your service name'
 
# network interface
eth0
# login name
name "[snip]"
usepeerdns
persist
# Uncomment this if you want to enable dial on demand
#demand
#idle 180
defaultroute
hide-password
noauth
root at PartedMagic:/media/sda9# ls etc/ppp/peers -hAl
total 4
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         303 Dec  8 08:01 alice
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           5 Dec  8 08:11 provider -> alice
root at PartedMagic:/media/sda9# cat etc/ppp/pap-secrets
# Secrets for authentication using PAP
# client	server	secret			IP addresses
"[snip]"	*	"[snip]"
root at PartedMagic:/media/sda9# cat etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
# [snip]
# Ethernet card connected to DSL modem
ETH='sth0' ### ??? TYPO ####

# PPPoE user name. [snip]
USER='[snip]'

# Bring link up on demand? [snip]
DEMAND=no
#DEMAND=300

# [snip]
DNSTYPE=SERVER

# [snip]
PEERDNS=yes

DNS1=
DNS2=

# Make the PPPoE connection your default route.  [snip]
DEFAULTROUTE=yes

### ONLY TOUCH THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS IF YOU'RE AN EXPERT

# [snip]
# If you are using rp-pppoe on a physically-inaccessible host, set
# CONNECT_TIMEOUT to 0.  This makes SURE that the machine keeps trying
# to connect forever after pppoe-start is called.  Otherwise, it will
# give out after CONNECT_TIMEOUT seconds and will not attempt to
# connect again, making it impossible to reach.
CONNECT_TIMEOUT=30 ### TODO ###

# How often in seconds pppoe-start polls to check if link is up
CONNECT_POLL=2

# Specific desired AC Name
ACNAME=

# Specific desired service name
SERVICENAME=

# Character to echo at each poll.  Use PING="" if you don't want
# anything echoed
PING="."

# File where the pppoe-connect script writes its process-ID.
# Three files are actually used:
#   $PIDFILE       contains PID of pppoe-connect script
#   $PIDFILE.pppoe contains PID of pppoe process
#   $PIDFILE.pppd  contains PID of pppd process
CF_BASE=`basename $CONFIG`
PIDFILE="/var/run/$CF_BASE-pppoe.pid"

# Do you want to use synchronous PPP?  "yes" or "no".  "yes" is much
# easier on CPU usage, but may not work for you.  It is safer to use
# "no", but you may want to experiment with "yes".  "yes" is generally
# safe on Linux machines with the n_hdlc line discipline; unsafe on others.
SYNCHRONOUS=no

# Do you want to clamp the MSS?  Here's how to decide:
# - If you have only a SINGLE computer connected to the DSL modem, choose
#   "no".
# - If you have a computer acting as a gateway for a LAN, choose "1412".
#   The setting of 1412 is safe for either setup, but uses slightly more
#   CPU power.
CLAMPMSS=1412 ### TODO ###
#CLAMPMSS=no  ### TODO ###

# LCP echo interval and failure count.
LCP_INTERVAL=20
LCP_FAILURE=3

# PPPOE_TIMEOUT should be about 4*LCP_INTERVAL
PPPOE_TIMEOUT=80

# Firewalling: One of NONE, STANDALONE or MASQUERADE
FIREWALL=STANDALONE

# Linux kernel-mode plugin for pppd.  If you want to try the kernel-mode
# plugin, use LINUX_PLUGIN=/etc/ppp/plugins/rp-pppoe.so
LINUX_PLUGIN=

# Any extra arguments to pass to pppoe.  Normally, use a blank string
# like this:
PPPOE_EXTRA=""

# Rumour has it that "Citizen's Communications" with a 3Com
# HomeConnect DSL Modem DualLink requires these extra options:
# PPPOE_EXTRA="-f 3c12:3c13 -S ISP"

# Any extra arguments to pass to pppd.  Normally, use a blank string
# like this:
PPPD_EXTRA=""


########## DON'T CHANGE BELOW UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
# If you wish to COMPLETELY overrride the pppd invocation:
# Example:
# OVERRIDE_PPPD_COMMAND="pppd call dsl"

# If you want pppoe-connect to exit when connection drops:
# RETRY_ON_FAILURE=no