will 26.7 include the if_pppoe kernel module?

[nd2420]

i am unsure if the "if_pppoe" kernel module is something made available in the freebsd 15 release, or if it something that the pfsense/netgate team created just for themselves and have not made it available otherwise?

[franco]

Nope, legend has it it was not added to FreeBSD so nobody can "steal" it. It's funny for a kernel module that is built on code from OpenBSD.

The more interesting theory, however, is that in practice it's not something that FreeBSD itself would consider useful or effective.

I guess we'll never know?


Cheers,
Franco

[meyergru]

Apart from the hype, what is it good for? I mean, apart from > 1 Gbps connections...

[nd247]

i currently have 3bps up and down fiber over pppoe.

with the option of upgrading to 8gbps up and down.

would it help then ?

but the other guys are hiding it away for themselves, then oh well...