Hi, I got to configure two mikrotik routers and Cisco switch with PIM/IGMP everything is working except users that using PPPOE, is Mikrok’s PPPOE support streaming Multicast?
Is there a reason why you need PPPoE for IPTV?
PPPoE requires a Layer-2 path to the BRAS, assuming you have that, it would be better to serve the IPTV out of a VLAN in that physical segment than try to use PPPoE. It will make QoS easier as well.
Yes, all my clients are on PPPOE over wireless connection and I’m offering them a new service with some channels.
so I need to pass the multicast traffic via PPPOE via wireless. Is that will work ?
Few things to think about…this can be done but it’s lot messier than using a dedicated VLAN
- IPTV is complicated enough to get from the headend out to the core/distribution and last mile networks without adding the complexity of PPPoE.
- Security - IPTV is typically redistributing protected content and you aren’t going to want to put that in the same PPPoE session with a public IP (it may even be against the contract for content redistribution)
- There are a lot of MTUs to juggle if you’re going to bring PPPoE into the mix.
- Although it can be done, i’ve never seen it in a production IPTV network
Here is some info from Cisco on PIM/IGMP over PPPoE
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6598/products_white_paper09186a00804f9d11.shtml#wp18569
Ok, I did a test, created a PPPOE server on an ethernet and plug PC to that ether connect using PPPOE it doesn’t work then I did another test by removing the PPPOE server and use normal nat it works.
any idea, no wireless now!
well, at least over L2TP it should work: http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/convert-some-clients-to/39405/1
check with L2TP on your router and if it’s working - write to support@ 