# PPPoE-server setup

**URL:** <https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232>\
**Category:** Network and Wireless Configuration\
**Created:** [January 20, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232 "2020-01-20T20:32:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![zanzani](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/zanzani/32/13014_2.png) [@zanzani](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/zanzani)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232/1 "2020-01-20T20:32:16Z")

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Hello all of you,

I want to configure one port of OpenWRT as a PPPoE-server. Just to test some other routers and doing experiments.  
I found a complete package to be installed called luci-app-rp-pppoe-server ( Roaring Penguin PPPoE Server) and all of its language packs. But I haven't got much of a clue on how to set it up. Although I do have experience in running such on a desktop machine there is not much going on when I try this one on OpenWRT (I tried version 19.07.0 as a vmware guest). I believe there should at least appear some interface called ppp0 or such.

Anyone know how to handle this?

Thank you,

Erik -.-

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**Author:** ![zanzani](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/zanzani/32/13014_2.png) [@zanzani](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/zanzani)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232/2 "2020-02-26T21:57:33Z")

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For anyone interested in this, I still haven't found out how to use the luci interface. But I did manage to run a pppoe-server by commandline. It is started like this:

```
pppoe-server -C myownserver -L 10.1.0.1 -R 10.1.0.2 -I eth1 -k

```

This starts the server running on eth1 called myownserver with the IP 10.1.0.1  
The first client that connects will get 10.1.0.2 unless a specific address is mentioned for a certain user in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

```
#USERNAME PROVIDER PASSWORD IPADDRESS
# if you want to fix ip address
"user1" * "pass1" 10.1.0.25
"user2" * "pass2" 10.1.0.33

```

You may have to tweak /etc/ppp/pppoe-server-options  
I used this: (Rest of the parameters were commented out)

```
ms-dns 8.8.8.8
debug
lcp-echo-interval 10
lcp-echo-failure 2
require-chap
ktune
mru 1492
mtu 1492

```

Good luck to anyone who needs such. If you know the answer to the first post then please reply below. Thanks,

Erik  
-.-

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**Author:** ![quirino1977](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/quirino1977/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@quirino1977](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/quirino1977)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232/3 "2020-08-07T02:53:26Z")

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I didn't got server working. But looks like Luci is fixed. It show some options that before it did not.

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**Author:** ![zanzani](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/zanzani/32/13014_2.png) [@zanzani](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/zanzani)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232/4 "2020-08-22T11:19:35Z")

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I will check it out. I think I could use it in the next months.  
Thanks for notifying!

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**Author:** ![Parabol1337](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/parabol1337/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Parabol1337](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/Parabol1337)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232/5 "2020-08-30T17:06:09Z")

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What ist your device?  
Have your device a vlan switch?  
Is eth1 correct?

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**Author:** ![psherman](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/psherman/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@psherman](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/psherman)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/pppoe-server-setup/53232/7 "2025-07-25T15:32:44Z")

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