Problem in switching from cisco to MT as PPPoE server!

[mohsen1981]

We_an ISP_are planning to switch to MT as PPPoE server.
all of our 1000 clients’ ADSL modems is configured with different “service names” and they Have no problem connecting to cisco as PPPoE server.
but when we switched to MT, we noticed that configured “service name” on ADSL modems should match with that of MT server.
It is impossible for us to ask all of our clients to change their service name.Is there any way that MT ignores the service name value witch is set on clients side and accepts whatever service name which is set.
I thing there should be an option to ignore service name.

[mohsen1981]

any help?

[jonesy]

I’m not aware of a setting which tells your PPPoE server to ignore the service-name.
Your best bet would be to email support@mikrotik.com and ask if they can help.

[normis]

the problem is that the client decides where to connect, not Mikrotik Router (or any other router for that matter). If the client has service name xxx and he sees some server with a service name blank, or different, he will just ignore it. Client configuration option this is.

[jonesy]

Normis,
The way that cisco implements this is by replying to all PADI packets, with a PADO using the same service-name the client requested as described, so while it is true that it is up to the client to select which AC to connect to, routerOS could respond to all service-names if there was an option for it. It would be a really great feature if you could configure a wildcard service-name.

[mohsen1981]

@jonesy

Normis,
The way that cisco implements this is by replying to all PADI packets, with a PADO using the same service-name the client requested as described, so while it is true that it is up to the client to select which AC to connect to, routerOS could respond to all service-names if there was an option for it. It would be a really great feature if you could configure a wildcard service-name.

Yes, it would be a far great feature. I hope MT developers implement this feature in future releases. I know it is possible cus Cisco has already done something for this…
we’re waiting Normis.

[vegard]

@mohsen1981

We_an ISP_are planning to switch to MT as PPPoE server.
all of our 1000 clients’ ADSL modems is configured with different “service names” and they Have no problem connecting to cisco as PPPoE server.
but when we switched to MT, we noticed that configured “service name” on ADSL modems should match with that of MT server.
It is impossible for us to ask all of our clients to change their service name.Is there any way that MT ignores the service name value witch is set on clients side and accepts whatever service name which is set.
I thing there should be an option to ignore service name.

While waiting for MT to implement wildcard service names, you could use a sniffer like Wireshark and see what service names your clients are using, and add PPPoE servers with those server names. If you’re capable of scripting, you could automate this process so the users won’t notice anything.

[mohsen1981]

@vegard

@mohsen1981

We_an ISP_are planning to switch to MT as PPPoE server.
all of our 1000 clients’ ADSL modems is configured with different “service names” and they Have no problem connecting to cisco as PPPoE server.
but when we switched to MT, we noticed that configured “service name” on ADSL modems should match with that of MT server.
It is impossible for us to ask all of our clients to change their service name.Is there any way that MT ignores the service name value witch is set on clients side and accepts whatever service name which is set.
I thing there should be an option to ignore service name.

While waiting for MT to implement wildcard service names, you could use a sniffer like Wireshark and see what service names your clients are using, and add PPPoE servers with those server names. If you’re capable of scripting, you could automate this process so the users won’t notice anything.

thanks for your hint. but I don’t know how to transfer service name values from wireshark to MT automatically, I think I should sniff and set them manually.