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Dev_56330
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Sep 26, 2017

Does the F5 Edge Client Support PPPoE?

Can anyone tell me if the F5 Edge Client supports PPPoE? Documentation states F5 BIG-IP supports PPPoE though I was not sure if this is specific to network tunnels or also includes client VPN.  
application delivery
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
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Leonardo_Souza
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Sep 26, 2017

The Edge Client has very little configuration, so the question is more if the APM supports VPNs with PPPoE.

 

This is first time a see a question about PPPoE and APM. As far as I know, the only protocol that is used for the VPN is SSL.

 

However, based on this ID:

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_apm/releasenotes/product/relnote-apm-11-6-0.html

 

"445399Support was added for Network Access over PPPoE."

 

We can conclude that there was a limitation when using the SSL VPN on top of a PPPoE connection. Like if you have a ADSL modem, and connect to the Internet from your PC using PPPoE connection, and do the APM SSL VPN after.