The PPPoE server functionality in RouterOS relies primarily on the PPP package, which includes support for protocols like PPP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, SSTP, etc. The system package is also always required, as it contains the core OS components.
Option breakdown:
A.✔ppp – Required. Contains all PPP and PPPoE server/client implementations.
B.✘user-manager – Optional. Used for advanced AAA (authentication/accounting), not required for basic PPPoE.
C.✘radius – Optional. Used for external authentication, not essential unless RADIUS integration is needed.
D.✘synchronous – Used for legacy synchronous interfaces (e.g., serial or modem), not for PPPoE.
E.✔system – Required for all RouterOS functions.
Extract from Official MTCNA Course Material – RouterOS Packages:
“To enable PPPoE server functionality, you need the ppp and system packages. Radius and User Manager are optional.”
Extract from René Meneses MTCNA Study Guide – PPPoE Deployment:
“Only the ppp and system packages are strictly required. Additional features like radius are for centralized authentication.”
Extract from MikroTik Wiki – RouterOS Package Descriptions:
“ppp: required for PPP, PPTP, L2TP, PPPoE; system: required core package. user-manager and radius are optional.”
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