Problems setting up PPPoE

[sesquipedality]

Hi,

I simply can't get PPPoE to work on OPNsense 20.1.7-amd64 with an EchoLife HG612 (patched) mpdem connecting to Vodafone UK.  I have configured the link, and can see from the modem's admin interface that there is a physical connection.   OpnSense simply will not connect though.  The logs show the following:

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2020-06-07T14:02:04 ppp: [opt3_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 99 in 2 seconds
2020-06-07T14:02:04 ppp: [opt3_link0] LCP: Down event
2020-06-07T14:02:04 ppp: [opt3_link0] Link: DOWN event
2020-06-07T14:02:04 ppp: [opt3_link0] PPPoE connection timeout after 9 seconds
2020-06-07T14:01:55 ppp: [opt3_link0] PPPoE: Connecting to ''
2020-06-07T14:01:55 ppp: [opt3_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 98


The "connecting to" line in particular suggests some sort of misconfiguration, but I have followed guides from people who apparently have the same sort of connection working wihtout difficulty.  Can anyone suggest where I should be looking?  Thanks.

[marjohn56]

Can you post screenshots of the following:


Interfaces->WAN ) Specifically the PPPoE Configuration section.
Interfaces->Point-to-Point->Devices. Click the edit pencil on pppoe0.

[sesquipedality]

Thanks.  Images attached below.

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[marjohn56]

OK, you do not need the VLAN 101, the HG612 modem handles all that for you. All you need is a straight connection, igb* whatever to the modem. Just set the pppoe to talk directly to the network interface.

[sesquipedality]

Thank you.   We had already tried it with and without the VLAN configuration in place, but it looks like a previous config error had stopped them both from working.  We are now up and running.

[sesquipedality]

Just to note that it is safe to turn the "block bogon networks" back on, but it will not work unless "block local networks" is set to "off" (in my configuration at least).