Which commands configure a basic PPPoE server with a user?

Which commands configure a basic PPPoE server with a user?

• A. /interface pppoe-server enable
• B. /interface pppoe-server add interface=ether1; /ppp secret add name=user password=pass profile=default
• C. /ppp secret add name=user password=pass profile=default
• D. /interface ethernet add name=pppoe

Answer: (B)

Setting up a basic PPPoE server requires two pieces: a PPPoE server instance listening on a physical interface and a user credential entry to authenticate clients. The best approach shows both parts in one: create the PPPoE server on a specific interface (for example, ether1) and then define a user with a password and a session profile. The first command installs the PPPoE service on the chosen interface so it can accept connections from clients. The second command adds a PPP secret with a username, password, and a profile that governs the session. Together, they establish where the service runs and who can log in, which is exactly what a basic PPPoE setup needs. If you only enable a server, it assumes a server already exists on an interface, but there’s no interface created for PPPoE to run on. If you only add a user, there’s no PPPoE server listening on any interface to handle the login. If you only create an Ethernet interface, that doesn’t configure PPPoE at all. So combining the server creation on an interface with a user credential is the correct, minimal way to get a working PPPoE server with a user.

Setting up a basic PPPoE server requires two pieces: a PPPoE server instance listening on a physical interface and a user credential entry to authenticate clients.

The best approach shows both parts in one: create the PPPoE server on a specific interface (for example, ether1) and then define a user with a password and a session profile. The first command installs the PPPoE service on the chosen interface so it can accept connections from clients. The second command adds a PPP secret with a username, password, and a profile that governs the session. Together, they establish where the service runs and who can log in, which is exactly what a basic PPPoE setup needs.

If you only enable a server, it assumes a server already exists on an interface, but there’s no interface created for PPPoE to run on. If you only add a user, there’s no PPPoE server listening on any interface to handle the login. If you only create an Ethernet interface, that doesn’t configure PPPoE at all. So combining the server creation on an interface with a user credential is the correct, minimal way to get a working PPPoE server with a user.