From b815a1985a97d102a7013177ae234d919ea4d032 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emil Mikulic Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:11:28 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Improve --pppoe example and mention nas0 interface. Requested by: Prof A Olowofoyeku / routertech.org --- darkstat.8 | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/darkstat.8 b/darkstat.8 index 081b723..0755526 100644 --- a/darkstat.8 +++ b/darkstat.8 @@ -371,11 +371,13 @@ server (which is running \fIdarkstat\fR): darkstat \-i fxp0 \-l 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 .PP .\" -We want to specify the local IP of the gateway manually because it -cannot be automatically detected, e.g. \fB\-\-pppoe\fR is in use. +On some systems, we can't capture on a "decoded" interface but +only on \fInas0\fR which returns PPPoE encapsulated packets. +Do PPPoE decoding, and override the local IP manually since it +cannot be automatically detected. Note the /32 netmask: .IP -darkstat \-i fxp0 \-\-pppoe \-l 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.255 +darkstat \-i nas0 \-\-pppoe \-l 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.255 .\" .SH SIGNALS To shut -- 2.17.1