Host-Uniq field in PPPoE connection

[pvelati]

Add a custom field in the "advanced configuration" tab in pppoe connection page.
The custom field "host-uniq" is needed in order to connect with some ISP (for example Vodafone fiber in Italy).

Thread on forum: https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=5307.0

[fichtner]

Hi Paolo,

Thanks for this. I have one question: are you sure this only applies to PPPoE? That's what the config file code assumes at the moment.

Cheers,
Franco

[pvelati]

Hi Franco,
I don't know if you can use the custom tag for other type of connection, I can't find documentation regarding the usage of this tag outside a pppoe connection.

I have noticed that this field also appears in PPP, PPTP, L2TP connection. Maybe I should hide it if it's not pppoe.

Paolo

[fichtner]

ok let's instead keep it for all, if empty it does not cause issues anyway :) just need to move the config write block a tiny bit. I'll take care of it.

[fichtner]

alright...upon further research, it looks like a pppoe-only thing

[fichtner]

I had to change a few things, I hope you don't mind. interfaces.php also needed the GUI change.

Can you test with:

# opnsense-revert opnsense
# opnsense-patch 7681a29

Cheers.
Franco

[fichtner]

Super, let's get this into 17.7 right away then. 😊

[pvelati]

Sorry I haven't fully tested the patch correctly. It needs more tweaks, I'll try better tomorrow evening and I'll post results.

[fichtner]

Your patch posted originally, or the one that I merged?

[pvelati]

Both.
Line 1586 in interfaces.inc should be:
$mpdconf_arr[] = "set service "{$ppp['hostuniq']}|"";
because is not "set host-uniq STRING" but "set service "string|"" (with the "" and the | inside it)

and it's assumed that is the binary version of you host-uniq

In this way I can get IP from ISP, but I can't navigate pages (I think is a problem with my net conf).
Sorry for the typo in the conf.

[fichtner]

Ah, ok, try this then:

# opnsense-revert opnsense
# opnsense-patch 7681a29 ac40e52

[pvelati]

Ok, I tried now and after reading the documentation of ng_pppoe it works (now I'm connected with it).
From the docs I read that the host-uniq tag is placed in "set pppoe service" attribute.
So: set pppoe service "0xHOSTUNIQ|SERVICENAME"
e.g. my conf for host-uniq is: set pppoe service "0x577635332630543030313631393531|"
The "0x" before and the "|"(pipe) after are are absolutely necessary.

I don't know if you prefer using only the "Service Name" field on the webGUI or you prefer make a code that merges the two values in a single string.

Thank you 👍 I think all the people in Italy that wanted to get rid of the VodafoneStation router will be pleased.