---
name: "kpppoed"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "go-l2tp"
version: "0.1.8-1+b10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kpppoed"
---

# kpppoed(8)

a PPPoE daemon for creating L2TPv2 Access Concentrator sessions in response to PPPoE requests

## NAME

kpppoed - a PPPoE daemon for creating L2TPv2 Access Concentrator sessions in response to PPPoE requests

## SYNOPSIS

**kpppoed** \[ arguments \]

## DESCRIPTION

**kpppoed** is a PPPoE (RFC 2516) server daemon for creating L2TPv2 Access Concentrator sessions. It spawns **kl2tpd** for L2TP protocol support.

**kpppoed** and is driven by a configuration file which describes the PPPoE service to offer.

## OPTIONS

- \-config string

  specify configuration file path (default “/etc/kpppoed/kpppoed.toml”)

- \-verbose

  toggle verbose log output

## CONFIGURATION

The **kpppoed** file, **kpppoed.toml** is written in the TOML markup language (https://toml.io/en/).

It uses a small set of key:value pairs to configure the PPPoE server:

-

  ```
  # ac_name is the name that kpppoed will use in the PPPoE AC Name tag sent
  # in PADO packets.  If not specified it will default to "kpppoed".
  ac_name = "MyAccessConcentrator.2000"
  # interface_name is the name of the network interface that kpppoed will listen
  # on for PPPoE discovery packets.  It must be specified.
  interface_name = "eth0"
  # services is a list of service names that kpppoed will advertise in PADO packets
  # At least one service must be specified.
  services = [ "serviceA", "serviceB", "serviceC" ]
  # lns_ipaddr is the IP address and port of the L2TP server to tunnel
  # pppoe sessions to.  The LNS address must be specified.
  lns_ipaddr = "3.22.1.9:1701"
  ```

## SEE ALSO

**kpppoed.toml**(5), [**kl2tpd**(8)](/kl2tpd/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Katalix Systems, Ltd.