Description of problem: pppd is set up to accept only CHAP/MS-CHAP authentication type, and if remote side cannot authenticate itself using (MS)CHAP, it prints the following (full session transcript is in Additional Information): Oct 3 22:29:46 skynets pppoe-server[30209]: Session 23 created for client 00:0d:61:a8:17:90 (192.168.4.32) on eth1 using Service- Name 'Internet' Oct 3 22:29:46 skynets pppd[30209]: pppd 2.4.2 started by root, uid 0 Oct 3 22:29:46 skynets pppd[30209]: Using interface ppp5 Oct 3 22:29:46 skynets pppd[30209]: Connect: ppp5 <--> /dev/pts/49 Oct 3 22:29:48 skynets pppd[30209]: peer refused to authenticate: terminating link Oct 3 22:29:48 skynets pppd[30209]: Connection terminated. Oct 3 22:29:48 skynets pppoe-server[2051]: Sent PADT Oct 3 22:29:48 skynets pppoe[30210]: read (asyncReadFromPPP): Session 23: Input/output error Oct 3 22:29:48 skynets pppd[30209]: Terminating on signal 15. Oct 3 22:30:18 skynets last message repeated 242930 times this excessive logging in accompanied with relevant CPU load. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rp-pppoe-3.5-14, ppp-2.4.2-2 How reproducible: 1. For example, in WinXP, uncheck MS-CHAP and CHAP fields and check PAP one. 2. Try to connect to PPPoE server running at FC machine.
Please verify this with ppp and rp-pppoe from rawhide.
I'm not sure what is rawhide, but after I got ppp and rp-pppoe from here: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i3 86/Fedora/RPMS/ the issue disappeared, so I think the case is closed.