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+(ipoe-server)=
+
+# IPoE Server
+
+VyOS utilizes [accel-ppp] to provide {abbr}`IPoE (Internet Protocol over
+Ethernet)` server functionality. It can be used with local authentication
+(mac-address) or a connected RADIUS server.
+
+IPoE is a method of delivering an IP payload over an Ethernet-based access
+network or an access network using bridged Ethernet over Asynchronous Transfer
+Mode (ATM) without using PPPoE. It directly encapsulates the IP datagrams in
+Ethernet frames, using the standard {rfc}`894` encapsulation.
+
+The use of IPoE addresses the disadvantage that PPP is unsuited for multicast
+delivery to multiple users. Typically, IPoE uses Dynamic Host Configuration
+Protocol and Extensible Authentication Protocol to provide the same
+functionality as PPPoE, but in a less robust manner.
+
+:::{note}
+Please be aware, due to an upstream bug, config changes/commits
+will restart the ppp daemon and will reset existing IPoE sessions,
+in order to become effective.
+:::
+
+## Configuring IPoE Server
+
+IPoE can be configured on different interfaces, it will depend on each specific
+situation which interface will provide IPoE to clients. The client's mac address
+and the incoming interface is being used as control parameter, to authenticate
+a client.
+
+The example configuration below will assign an IP to the client on the incoming
+interface eth1 with the client mac address 00:50:79:66:68:00. Other DHCP
+discovery requests will be ignored, unless the client mac has been enabled in
+the configuration.
+
+```none
+set interfaces ethernet eth1 address '192.168.0.1/24'
+set service ipoe-server authentication interface eth1.100 mac 00:50:79:66:68:00
+set service ipoe-server authentication interface eth1.101 mac 00:50:79:66:68:01
+set service ipoe-server authentication mode 'local'
+set service ipoe-server client-ip-pool IPOE-POOL range '192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254'
+set service ipoe-server default-pool 'IPOE-POOL'
+set service ipoe-server gateway-address '192.168.0.1/24'
+set service ipoe-server interface eth1 mode 'l2'
+set service ipoe-server interface eth1 network 'vlan'
+set service ipoe-server interface eth1 vlan '100-200'
+```
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication interface \<interface\> mac \<MAC\>
+
+Creates local IPoE user with username=\*\*\<interface\>\*\* and
+password=\*\*\<MAC\>\*\* (mac-address)
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication mode \<local | radius\>
+
+Set authentication backend. The configured authentication backend is used
+for all queries.
+
+* **radius**: All authentication queries are handled by a configured RADIUS
+server.
+* **local**: All authentication queries are handled locally.
+* **noauth**: Authentication disabled
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server client-ip-pool \<POOL-NAME\> range \<x.x.x.x-x.x.x.x | x.x.x.x/x\>
+
+Use this command to define the first IP address of a pool of
+addresses to be given to IPoE clients. If notation ``x.x.x.x-x.x.x.x``,
+it must be within a /24 subnet. If notation ``x.x.x.x/x`` is
+used there is possibility to set host/netmask.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server default-pool \<POOL-NAME\>
+
+Use this command to define default address pool name.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server gateway-address \<x.x.x.x/x\>
+
+Specifies address to be used as server ip address if radius can assign
+only client address. In such case if client address is matched network
+and mask then specified address and mask will be used. You can specify
+multiple such options.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server interface \<interface\> mode \<l2 | l3\>
+
+> Specifies the client connectivity mode.
+
+* **l2**: It means that clients are on same network where interface
+is.\*\*(default)\*\*
+* **l3**: It means that client are behind some router.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server interface \<interface\> network \<shared | vlan\>
+
+Specify where interface is shared by multiple users or it is vlan-per-user.
+
+* **shared**: Multiple clients share the same network. **(default)**
+* **vlan**: One VLAN per client.
+```
+
+
+```none
+vyos@vyos:~$ show ipoe-server sessions
+
+ ifname | username | calling-sid | ip | rate-limit | type | comp | state | uptime
+--------+----------+-------------------+-------------+------------+------+------+--------+----------
+ ipoe0 | eth1.100 | 00:50:79:66:68:00 | 192.168.0.2 | | ipoe | | active | 00:04:55
+ ipoe1 | eth1.101 | 00:50:79:66:68:01 | 192.168.0.3 | | ipoe | | active | 00:04:44
+```
+
+## Configuring RADIUS authentication
+
+
+To enable RADIUS based authentication, the authentication mode needs to be
+changed within the configuration. Previous settings like the local users, still
+exists within the configuration, however they are not used if the mode has been
+changed from local to radius. Once changed back to local, it will use all local
+accounts again.
+
+```none
+set service ipoe-server authentication mode radius
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius server \<server\> key \<secret\>
+
+Configure RADIUS *\<server\>* and its required shared *\<secret\>* for
+communicating with the RADIUS server.
+```
+
+Since the RADIUS server would be a single point of failure, multiple RADIUS
+servers can be setup and will be used subsequentially.
+For example:
+
+```none
+set service ipoe-server authentication radius server 10.0.0.1 key 'foo'
+set service ipoe-server authentication radius server 10.0.0.2 key 'foo'
+```
+
+:::{note}
+Some RADIUS severs use an access control list which allows or denies
+queries, make sure to add your VyOS router to the allowed client list.
+:::
+
+
+### RADIUS source address
+
+
+If you are using OSPF as IGP, always the closest interface connected to the
+RADIUS server is used. With VyOS 1.2 you can bind all outgoing RADIUS requests
+to a single source IP e.g. the loopback interface.
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius source-address \<address\>
+
+Source IPv4 address used in all RADIUS server queries.
+```
+
+:::{note}
+The ``source-address`` must be configured on one of VyOS interface.
+Best practice would be a loopback or dummy interface.
+:::
+
+
+### RADIUS advanced options
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius server \<server\> port \<port\>
+
+Configure RADIUS *\<server\>* and its required port for authentication requests.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius server \<server\> fail-time \<time\>
+
+Mark RADIUS server as offline for this given *\<time\>* in seconds.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius server \<server\> disable
+
+Temporary disable this RADIUS server.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius acct-timeout \<timeout\>
+
+Timeout to wait reply for Interim-Update packets. (default 3 seconds)
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius dynamic-author server \<address\>
+
+Specifies IP address for Dynamic Authorization Extension server (DM/CoA).
+This IP must exist on any VyOS interface or it can be ``0.0.0.0``.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius dynamic-author port \<port\>
+
+UDP port for Dynamic Authorization Extension server (DM/CoA)
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius dynamic-author key \<secret\>
+
+Secret for Dynamic Authorization Extension server (DM/CoA)
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius max-try \<number\>
+
+Maximum number of tries to send Access-Request/Accounting-Request queries
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius timeout \<timeout\>
+
+Timeout to wait response from server (seconds)
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius nas-identifier \<identifier\>
+
+Value to send to RADIUS server in NAS-Identifier attribute and to be matched
+in DM/CoA requests.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius nas-ip-address \<address\>
+
+Value to send to RADIUS server in NAS-IP-Address attribute and to be matched
+in DM/CoA requests. Also DM/CoA server will bind to that address.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius source-address \<address\>
+
+Source IPv4 address used in all RADIUS server queries.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius rate-limit attribute \<attribute\>
+
+Specifies which RADIUS server attribute contains the rate limit information.
+The default attribute is *Filter-Id*.
+```
+
+:::{note}
+If you set a custom RADIUS attribute you must define it on both
+dictionaries at RADIUS server and client.
+:::
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius rate-limit enable
+
+Enables bandwidth shaping via RADIUS.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication radius rate-limit vendor
+
+Specifies the vendor dictionary, dictionary needs to be in
+/usr/share/accel-ppp/radius.
+```
+
+Received RADIUS attributes have a higher priority than parameters defined within
+the CLI configuration, refer to the explanation below.
+
+
+### Allocation clients ip addresses by RADIUS
+
+
+If the RADIUS server sends the attribute ``Framed-IP-Address`` then this IP
+address will be allocated to the client and the option ``default-pool`` within the CLI
+config is being ignored.
+
+
+If the RADIUS server sends the attribute ``Framed-Pool``, IP address will be allocated
+from a predefined IP pool whose name equals the attribute value.
+
+
+If the RADIUS server sends the attribute ``Stateful-IPv6-Address-Pool``, IPv6 address
+will be allocated from a predefined IPv6 pool ``prefix`` whose name equals the attribute value.
+
+
+If the RADIUS server sends the attribute ``Delegated-IPv6-Prefix-Pool``, IPv6
+delegation prefix will be allocated from a predefined IPv6 pool ``delegate``
+whose name equals the attribute value.
+
+
+:::{note}
+``Stateful-IPv6-Address-Pool`` and ``Delegated-IPv6-Prefix-Pool`` are defined in
+RFC6911. If they are not defined in your RADIUS server, add new [dictionary].
+:::
+
+
+User interface can be put to VRF context via RADIUS Access-Accept packet, or change
+it via RADIUS CoA. ``Accel-VRF-Name`` is used from these purposes. It is custom [ACCEL-PPP attribute].
+Define it in your RADIUS server.
+
+
+## IPv6
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server client-ipv6-pool \<IPv6-POOL-NAME\> prefix \<address\> mask \<number-of-bits\>
+
+Use this command to set the IPv6 address pool from which an IPoE client
+will get an IPv6 prefix of your defined length (mask) to terminate the
+IPoE endpoint at their side. The mask length can be set from 48 to 128
+bit long, the default value is 64.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server client-ipv6-pool \<IPv6-POOL-NAME\> delegate \<address\> delegation-prefix \<number-of-bits\>
+
+Use this command to configure DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation (RFC3633) on
+IPoE. You will have to set your IPv6 pool and the length of the
+delegation prefix. From the defined IPv6 pool you will be handing out
+networks of the defined length (delegation-prefix). The length of the
+delegation prefix can be set from 32 to 64 bit long.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server default-ipv6-pool \<IPv6-POOL-NAME\>
+
+Use this command to define default IPv6 address pool name.
+```
+
+
+```none
+set service ipoe-server client-ipv6-pool IPv6-POOL delegate '2001:db8:8003::/48' delegation-prefix '56'
+set service ipoe-server client-ipv6-pool IPv6-POOL prefix '2001:db8:8002::/48' mask '64'
+set service ipoe-server default-ipv6-pool IPv6-POOL
+```
+
+## Scripting
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server extended-scripts on-change \<path_to_script\>
+
+Script to run when session interface changed by RADIUS CoA handling
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server extended-scripts on-down \<path_to_script\>
+
+Script to run when session interface going to terminate
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server extended-scripts on-pre-up \<path_to_script\>
+
+Script to run before session interface comes up
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server extended-scripts on-up \<path_to_script\>
+
+Script to run when session interface is completely configured and started
+```
+
+## Advanced Options
+
+
+### Authentication Advanced Options
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication interface \<interface\> mac \<MAC\> vlan \<vlan-id\>
+
+VLAN monitor for automatic creation of VLAN interfaces for specific user on specific \<interface\>
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication interface \<interface\> mac \<MAC\> rate-limit download \<bandwidth\>
+
+Download bandwidth limit in kbit/s for user on interface *\<interface\>*.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server authentication interface \<interface\> mac \<MAC\> rate-limit upload \<bandwidth\>
+
+Upload bandwidth limit in kbit/s for for user on interface *\<interface\>*.
+```
+
+### Client IP Pool Advanced Options
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server client-ip-pool \<POOL-NAME\> next-pool \<NEXT-POOL-NAME\>
+
+Use this command to define the next address pool name.
+```
+
+### Advanced Interface Options
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server interface \<interface\> client-subnet \<x.x.x.x/x\>
+
+Specify local range of ip address to give to dhcp clients. First IP in range is router IP.
+If you need more customization use *client-ip-pool*
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server interface \<interface\> external-dhcp dhcp-relay \<x.x.x.x\>
+
+Specify DHCPv4 relay IP address to pass requests to. If specified giaddr is also needed.
+```
+
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server interface \<interface\> external-dhcp giaddr \<x.x.x.x\>
+
+Specifies relay agent IP addre
+```
+
+### Global Advanced options
+
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server description \<description\>
+
+Set description.
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server limits burst \<value\>
+
+Burst count
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server limits connection-limit \<value\>
+
+Acceptable rate of connections (e.g. 1/min, 60/sec)
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server limits timeout \<value\>
+
+Timeout in seconds
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server max-concurrent-sessions
+
+Maximum number of concurrent session start attempts
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server name-server \<address\>
+
+Connected client should use *\<address\>* as their DNS server. This
+command accepts both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Up to two nameservers
+can be configured for IPv4, up to three for IPv6.
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server shaper fwmark \<1-2147483647\>
+
+Match firewall mark value
+```
+```{cfgcmd} set service ipoe-server snmp master-agent
+
+Enable SNMP
+```
+
+## Monitoring
+
+```{opcmd} show ipoe-server sessions
+
+Use this command to locally check the active sessions in the IPoE
+server.
+```
+```none
+vyos@vyos:~$ show ipoe-server sessions
+ifname | username | calling-sid | ip | rate-limit | type | comp | state | uptime
+----------+----------+-------------------+-------------+------------+------+------+--------+----------
+ eth1.100 | eth1.100 | 0c:98:bd:b8:00:01 | 192.168.0.3 | | ipoe | | active | 03:03:58
+```
+
+```none
+vyos@vyos:~$ show ipoe-server statistics
+uptime: 0.03:31:36
+cpu: 0%
+mem(rss/virt): 6044/101360 kB
+core:
+ mempool_allocated: 148628
+ mempool_available: 144748
+ thread_count: 1
+ thread_active: 1
+ context_count: 10
+ context_sleeping: 0
+ context_pending: 0
+ md_handler_count: 6
+ md_handler_pending: 0
+ timer_count: 1
+ timer_pending: 0
+sessions:
+ starting: 0
+ active: 1
+ finishing: 0
+ipoe:
+ starting: 0
+ active: 1
+ delayed: 0
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+```none
+vyos@vyos:~$ show log ipoe-server
+
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:: recv [DHCPv4 Discover xid=55df9228 chaddr=0c:98:bd:b8:00:01 <Message-Type Discover> <Request-IP 192.168.0.3> <Host-Name vyos> <Request-List Subnet,Broadcast,Router,DNS,Classless-Route,Domain-Name,MTU>]
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: eth1.100: authentication succeeded
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: send [DHCPv4 Offer xid=55df9228 yiaddr=192.168.0.4 chaddr=0c:98:bd:b8:00:01 <Message-Type Offer> <Server-ID 192.168.0.1> <Lease-Time 600> <T1 300> <T2 525> <Router 192.168.0.1> <Subnet 255.255.255.0>]
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: recv [DHCPv4 Request xid=55df9228 chaddr=0c:98:bd:b8:00:01 <Message-Type Request> <Server-ID 192.168.0.1> <Request-IP 192.168.0.4> <Host-Name vyos> <Request-List Subnet,Broadcast,Router,DNS,Classless-Route,Domain-Name,MTU>]
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: ipoe: activate session
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: ipoe: no free IPv6 address
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: ipoe: session started
+Feb 27 14:29:27 vyos accel-ipoe[2262]: eth1.100:eth1.100: send [DHCPv4 Ack xid=55df9228 yiaddr=192.168.0.4 chaddr=0c:98:bd:b8:00:01 <Message-Type Ack> <Server-ID 192.168.0.1> <Lease-Time 600> <T1 300> <T2 525> <Router 192.168.0.1> <Subnet 255.255.255.0>]
+```
+
+[accel-ppp]: https://accel-ppp.org/
+[accel-ppp attribute]: https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp/blob/master/accel-pppd/radius/dict/dictionary.accel
+[dictionary]: https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp/blob/master/accel-pppd/radius/dict/dictionary.rfc6911