Feature Request - LAC/LNS functionality

RouterOS General
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Years ago, I made a request for realm based (or domain based) authentication for PPPoE → L2TP (LAC support).

It would be nice for mikrotik to be able to add this feature into ROS v4.

LAC functionality is relatively simple to implement. ROS v3 already supports PPPoe and L2TP, you just need to develop the striping of the Ethernet frames and direct them into the L2TP tunnel. Add the support for the domain and associate with the tunnel.

E.g.

User initiate a PPPoE session with username@domain.com

The ROS picks up the PPPoE, looks for the realm portion, strips the oE portion, sets up an L2TP tunnel to an LNS (based on the realm) and sends the PPP information over the L2TP tunnel.

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I have no information except to add I would like this also.

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Yes this would be a fantastic feature.

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This would definitely be a useful feature, it would allow us to replace some cisco 1811s with mikrotik routers. We currently use the 1811s to terminate the PPPoE sessions via l2tp on a cisco 7200VXR in our core.

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Any comment from the mikrotik team? This is a much-wanted feature!
-jonesy

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yes, I still agree that I very much want it

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I would like to see this as well.
LAC functionality is the main reason why I still need to deploy Cisco routers at remote PoPs.

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Hi,

I’ve requested this too, quite a while ago and it would make my life a lot easier if it was there (even in v3).

/M

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Have added to v4 feature requests, please vote on it http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/MikroTik_RouterOS/v4/Feature_Requests

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Has this LAC/LNS functionality every been added to the mikrotik routers ? Looks like a few people would like it

Cheers

Anthony

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LAC/LNS feature is not added to MikroTik RouterOS yet.

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Any plans to look into it?

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I don’t mean to hijack the thread, but how do you currently do this ?
Can you point me to another thread please ?

I’m in the process of setting up a Layer 2 DSL service and would love to terminate it on a Mikrotik, not a Cisco.
Is it possible ? Is there a workaround ?

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Been waiting for this myself, been using a Cisco to do it.

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Also while at it, lest not forget to implement PPPoE intermediate agents.

F.

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Hi guys - I appreciate my question is not likely being posted in the best forum. I use Mikrotik everywhere possible, but LNS is still a problem. That being said, I need to find a solution to do LNS to do DSL termination. I have been using another product (ImgStr e am), but there are some limitations. I was thinking of a Cisco 2901, but I don’t know what software options I need to support this. Anyone have a suggestion for a Cisco router that can pass at least 100mbps of LNS traffic? Looking for used/refurb preferably… Be great if it was 1U, but not a solid requirement… I just don’t dig the whole Cisco licensing thing (and the exceptionally high cost of the hardware) and I’m afraid if I buy something (used/refurb) the software image won’t support LNS. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and sorry for posting here, but seems others have some info on this topic…

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Hi maxrate,

We terminate a few hundred ADSL users on an RB1000 (ROS 5.14) - what problems are you seeing ?

Regards,
Terry Froy
Spilsby Internet Solutions
http://www.spilsby.net/

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+1 for LAC feature where today using a Cisco gear stays compulsory.

Already requested in 2007 : [Ticket#2007082266000461]

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Terry: This is something I’m considering doing. Would you mind sharing your config?

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Hi Terry - would love to do this on ROS - any chance you might share a sample config.

philb -have you managed to get it to work as yet?