Technical Tip: PPPoE interface used in SD-WAN rules is not forwarding any traffic
Description
With a PPoE interface configured in SD-WAN rules, the traffic is not going to be forwarded on that interface.
This article describes the behavior observed if an interface is configured under ‘config system interface’ with ‘set mode pppoe’.
Scope
This behavior is observed in v6.0.6 to v6.0.8 and v6.2.0 to v6.2.2.
The following behavior was changed in v6.0.9 onwards and v6.2.3 onwards where setting up ‘set mode ppoe’ would work.
Solution
PPoE interface configuration.
With a PPoE interface configured in SD-WAN rules, the traffic is not going to be forwarded on that interface.
This article describes the behavior observed if an interface is configured under ‘config system interface’ with ‘set mode pppoe’.
Scope
This behavior is observed in v6.0.6 to v6.0.8 and v6.2.0 to v6.2.2.
The following behavior was changed in v6.0.9 onwards and v6.2.3 onwards where setting up ‘set mode ppoe’ would work.
Solution
PPoE interface configuration.
# config system interfaceSD-WAN rule output.
edit "wan1"
set vdom "root"
set mode pppoe <----- Setting up mode to PPoE.
set allowaccess ping https ssh snmp
set type physical
set snmp-index 4
set username "pppoe"
set password ENC xxxxxx
next
end
# diagnose sys virtual-wan-link serviceIn case firmware upgrade is not an option, workaround is to set interface mode to PPoE, configure it under ‘# config system pppoe-interface’.
Service(21): Address Mode(IPV4) flags=0x0
TOS(0x0/0x0), Protocol(0: 1->65535), Mode(priority), link-cost-factor(bibandwidth), link-cost-threshold(10), health-check(ping)
Service role: standalone
Member sub interface:
Members:
1: Seq_num(1), alive, bibandwidth: 0kbps, selected
Dst address:
10.100.2.0-10.100.2.255
# config system pppoe-interface
edit "11"
set device "wan1"
set username "pppoe"
set password ENC0 xxxxxx
next
end
# diagnose sys virtual-wan-link service
Service(21): Address Mode(IPV4) flags=0x0
TOS(0x0/0x0), Protocol(0: 1->65535), Mode(priority), link-cost-factor(bibandwidth), link-cost-threshold(10), health-check(ping)
Service role: standalone
Member sub interface:
Members:
1: Seq_num(1), alive, bibandwidth: 199.79Mbps, selected
Dst address:
10.100.2.0-10.100.2.255
