Bug #11006: L2TP Server and Client both use "l2tpX" for interface names - pfSense - pfSense bugtracker

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Bug #11006

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L2TP Server and Client both use "l2tpX" for interface names

Added by Evgeny Korostelev about 4 years ago. Updated about 4 years ago.

Status:

Resolved

Priority:

Very Low

Assignee:

Viktor Gurov

Category:

L2TP

Target version:

2.5.0

Start date:

10/25/2020

Due date:

% Done:

100%

Estimated time:

Plus Target Version:

Release Notes:

Affected Version:

All

Affected Architecture:

Description

Sorry for my english :(
When pfSense have role L2TP server and L2TP client and have some count of every type connection (Server and Client), then happens overlay of name connection, etc l2tp1 can be how incoming or outgoing L2TP connection.

When happens name overlay - then connection stay active, but not working, it can't be rename from ngX to l2tpX

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Updated by Evgeny Korostelev about 4 years ago

Every type (server or client) of connection has name l2tpX
on the same digital index, the connection name may coincide, which will lead to the inoperability of this connection

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Updated by Jim Pingle about 4 years ago

Subject changed from overlay of names of network connections to L2TP Server and Client both use "l2tpX" for interface names
Category set to L2TP
Priority changed from Normal to Very Low
Affected Version set to All

I see what you mean and have adjusted the subject to match. Both the L2TP Server and L2TP interfaces use "l2tpX" for the interface names.

PPPoE avoids this by using "poesX" for the server interface names and "pppoeX" for clients.

Given the rarity of both the L2TP server and client being in use on the same firewall, this doesn't seem like it would affect many people. L2TP client use is already rare, and few people use the L2TP server as well.

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Updated by Viktor Gurov about 4 years ago

Jim Pingle wrote:

I see what you mean and have adjusted the subject to match. Both the L2TP Server and L2TP interfaces use "l2tpX" for the interface names.

PPPoE avoids this by using "poesX" for the server interface names and "pppoeX" for clients.

PPPoE server uses "ngX" for interface names, another issue

Given the rarity of both the L2TP server and client being in use on the same firewall, this doesn't seem like it would affect many people. L2TP client use is already rare, and few people use the L2TP server as well.

Fix:
https://gitlab.netgate.com/pfSense/pfSense/-/merge_requests/37
it also hides l2tp server interfaces from interface list

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