PPPoE client in diagnostic mode configuration example

Network requirements

As shown in Figure 18, Router A serves as a PPPoE server. Configure Router B as a PPPoE client operating in diagnostic mode, and set the diagnostic interval to 200 seconds.

Figure 18: Network diagram

Configuration procedure

  1. Configure Router A as the PPPoE server:

    # Configure an IP address for Virtual-Template 1 and specify an IP address for the peer.

    <RouterA> system-view
    [RouterA] interface virtual-template 1
    [RouterA-Virtual-Template1] ip address 1.1.1.1 255.0.0.0
    [RouterA-Virtual-Template1] remote address 1.1.1.2
    [RouterA-Virtual-Template1] quit
    

    # Enable the PPPoE server on GigabitEthernet 1/0/1, and bind the interface to Virtual-Template 1.

    [RouterA] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/
    [RouterA-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] pppoe-server bind virtual-template 1
    [RouterA-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit
    
  2. Configure Router B as the PPPoE client:

    # Create dialer access group 1 and configure a dial access control rule for it.

    <RouterB> system-view
    [RouterB] dialer-group 1 rule ip permit
    

    # Enable bundle DDR on Dialer 1.

    [RouterB] interface dialer 1
    [RouterB-Dialer1] dialer bundle enable
    

    # Associate Dialer 1 with dialer access group 1.

    [RouterB-Dialer1] dialer-group 1
    [RouterB-Dialer1] quit
    

    # Configure Dialer 1 to obtain an IP address through PPP negotiation.

    [RouterB-Dialer1] ip address ppp-negotiate
    

    # Configure a PPPoE session that corresponds to dialer bundle 1 (dialer bundle 1 corresponds to Dialer 1).

    [RouterB] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1
    [RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] pppoe-client dial-bundle-number 1
    [RouterB-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit
    

    # Configure the PPPoE session to operate in diagnostic mode, and set the diagnostic interval to 200 seconds.

    [RouterB] interface dialer 1
    [RouterB-Dialer1] dialer diagnose interval 200
    

    # Set the DDR auto-dial interval to 10 seconds.

    [RouterB-Dialer1] dialer timer autodial 10
    

Verifying the configuration

# Display summary information about the PPPoE session established between Router B and Router A (PPPoE server).

[RouterB-Dialer1] display pppoe-client session summary
Bundle ID    Interface    VA          RemoteMAC      LocalMAC       State
1      1     GE1/0/1      VA0         00e0-1400-4300 00e0-1500-4100 SESSION