Hello, you can use PPPoE with rp-pppoe (kernel-modul). On my RPi 3 it has a better performance as run PPPoE in userspace.
I do not know if it multiple cores. Am 05.06.21 um 20:07 schrieb Antonio: > Hi, > > I'm planning to setup a router and firewall based on debian for my home > lab. > > I know there are better (I mean, easier...) choices for this type of > machine (have tried some of them, currently using pfsense) but I do want > to find out if I could use debian. > > The problem is my ISP uses pppoe for my symmetric 1 gbps connection and > I know this type of connection requires a quite performant cpu, as it is > single-threaded and uses only one cpu core. I'm currently using a > supermicro motherboard with a (four core) N3710 and setting up ipfire, > pfsense, opnsense or similar to use all my bandwidth is a real pain (if > even possible...) > > I've been looking for reports on pppoe performance in debian on similar > hardware but have found none (most people seem to be using freebsd-based > firewalls these days), so my questions are: > > Does anyone here have any experience using debian as of router and > firewall on such hardware as mine using pppoe? > > Is there any way debian could use the four cores of my cpu to handle > pppoe traffic? Or any other way to improve pppoe performance... > > And finally, I am planning on using shorewall for the firewall. I have > been looking at the docs but have found no examples for a 4 nic machine. > I guess that's possible, isn't it? > > > Cheers! >
