topic Re: Does VSX support PPPOE interface? in Firewall and Security Management

Does VSX support PPPOE interface?

Jarvis_Lin — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 03:45:20 GMT

Hi All,

Does VSX support PPPOE interface?

Maarten_Sjouw — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:35:14 GMT

My guess would be, only on VS0.
There is no way to configure the PPPoE data in SmartConsole.

Jarvis_Lin — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:47:38 GMT

Hi Maarten,

Thanks for reply, Is this architecture possible?

Maarten_Sjouw — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:50:48 GMT

Not to my knowledge as it would require the PPPoE interfaces supported inside the VS itself.

PhoneBoy — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:07:57 GMT

The documentation suggests this is supported.
Or at least it's not listed as unsupported here: https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk79700

As you cannot configure PPPOE when the gateway is in VSX mode (the appropriate commands are blocked per https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk92311 ) you probably have to configure them prior to enabling VSX mode on the gateway.
Whether you can achieve the architecture in your gateway I'm not sure.

Jarvis_Lin — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 10:02:07 GMT

Hi PhoneBoy,

I setup pppoe interface before VSX, but after enable VSX, I can not choose pppoe interface, only physical interface can be choose.

So I think VSX didn't support pppoe interface.

Regards,

Jarvis

Maarten_Sjouw — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:05:32 GMT

just do a 'set vsx off' change the interface settings you need and issue a 'set vsx on' command and you should be ok.

HeikoAnkenbrand — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 20:35:33 GMT

PPPoE is not supported by ClusterXL (sk101747). I think, therefore it will not work in a vsx cluster.