PIX 501 PPPoE problems.

[d.bigerstaff]

I have a Zoom adsl modem setup to accept PPPoE connections. We have verified this with two other, non-cisco devices, and it works.

I have configured the outside interface to connect via PPPoE to the router from within the PDM.

I have set this up with the known correct username and password, and with PAP authentication.

I have captured a debug with the following commands "debug pppoe packet", "debug pppoe error" and "debug pppoe event" and have attached it as file pppoedebug.txt.

"show ip address outside pppoe" gives:

PPPoE session has not been established yet.

I have also attached a running config of the PIX.

If anyone could take a quick look and see if my PIX config appears fine i'd much appreciate it.

I am very new to working with PIX, i'm used to working with IOS.

Thanks for your help.

David

[Mr. Bash]

I'm thinking that you still need a default route. You do have a static route like so: "route outside 192.168.101.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.2 1", but what about all other traffic?

You need a default route I believe.

I believe you could accomplish this by editing your outside interface statement to the following:

ip address outside pppoe setroute

[d.bigerstaff]

I read that the PPPoE wouldnt connect with "setroute" if there was already a default route in place.

So to make it easier i have not been using that option. I have tried it with and without, its not a routing problem, its that the PPPoE connection wont work and wont give me an IP etc.

[Mr. Bash]

I'm not sure if there is an OS bug with PPPOE in version 6.3 but some seem to think there is.

http://tinyurl.com/y945hg

Your config doesn't appear to be off however once you do get authenticated and IP information you won't be able to get very far without the default route info.

[d.bigerstaff]

I've upgraded to version 6.3(5) as opposed to 6.3(3) but i still get the same error. You say there might be a bug in 6.3 so me going to 6.3(5) wouldnt have made a difference anyways?

Due to the PIX 501 having Total Memory (16mb) and flash (8mb) I cant upgrade to 7.x. And i really wouldnt want to downgrade to 6.2, but i guess that's worth a try, to see if it really is an firmware fault.

Is there anything else you fine people could suggest?

Thanks for your help.

David.

[d.bigerstaff]

6.2(4) doesnt work either. As far as i could tell through CLI. The PDM wouldnt work with versions less than 6.3.