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PPPoE session failed to connect for user:xxxx on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

L4 Transporter

PA 440 firewall with the wan interface in pope mode.

When the firewall is in standalone the ppoe negotiation works fine.

If configure the firewall in cluster active-passive, an issue with PPoE negotiation with this message:

 

'PPPoE session failed to connect for user:xxxx on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

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Cyber Elite
Cyber Elite

@Mohammed_Yasin,

Guess I've never used a PPoE connection with an active/passive setup, but what happens if you set passive link state to shutdown instead of Auto? 

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checking the PPPoE config and all is fine but don’t work in HA active-passive config

 

Time                Severity Subtype Object EventID ID Description

===============================================================================

2022/09/28 20:20:39 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:26818, IP Address negotiated:217.165.72.60

2022/09/28 20:20:16 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:20:15 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

2022/09/28 20:18:27 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:58443, IP Address negotiated:2.50.32.42

2022/09/28 20:18:27 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:18:26 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

2022/09/28 20:17:21 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:62547, IP Address negotiated:86.98.33.17

2022/09/28 20:17:21 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:17:20 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

2022/09/28 20:11:18 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:64792, IP Address negotiated:217.165.74.216

2022/09/28 20:11:18 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:11:17 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Admin down PPP, LCP down

 

When disabling the HA mode, the PPPoE connection works fine, and the ppoe session doesn’t fail.

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Cyber Elite
Cyber Elite

@Mohammed_Yasin,

Guess I've never used a PPoE connection with an active/passive setup, but what happens if you set passive link state to shutdown instead of Auto? 

checking the PPPoE config and all is fine but don’t work in HA active-passive config

 

Time                Severity Subtype Object EventID ID Description

===============================================================================

2022/09/28 20:20:39 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:26818, IP Address negotiated:217.165.72.60

2022/09/28 20:20:16 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:20:15 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

2022/09/28 20:18:27 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:58443, IP Address negotiated:2.50.32.42

2022/09/28 20:18:27 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:18:26 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

2022/09/28 20:17:21 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:62547, IP Address negotiated:86.98.33.17

2022/09/28 20:17:21 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:17:20 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Timeout, LCP down

2022/09/28 20:11:18 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session was connected for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1 to AC:DXB-BSD04-HAPER01, mac address: 00:00:5e:00:01:12, session id:64792, IP Address negotiated:217.165.74.216

2022/09/28 20:11:18 info     pppoe   ethern initiat 0  PPPoE session was initiated for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1

2022/09/28 20:11:17 info     pppoe   ethern connect 0  PPPoE session failed to connect for user:sdbdxb on interface:ethernet1/1. Reason: Admin down PPP, LCP down

 

When disabling the HA mode, the PPPoE connection works fine, and the ppoe session doesn’t fail.

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