#7 Append remotenumber parameter during execution of pppd

[michal.bruncko]

Hi
please append "remotenumber" parameter to the parameter list for executing pppd daemon (additionally to currently provided ppp parameters). Main reason for this request is to support for client-IP accounting if some PPPd RADIUS authentication is in place (CHAP/PAP/MSCHAP/...). pppd radius plugin have ability to send calling-station-id radius parameter to the radius server included inside the access-request message. of course, within this parameter needs to be real client IP address provided in classic form "remotenumber A.B.C.D" or "remotenumber "A:B:C::DDDD" etc.
this parameter is not intrusive and it is not causing any other unexpected behavior.

thanks!
michal

[michal.bruncko]

this request is very similar to this patch: https://195461.bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=275845 provided by author here: http://forums.openl2tp.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=64 
But instead of using ipparam (which is intrusive parameter (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635472) and brakes valid execution of ppp ipv6-up initscript), the remotenumber is much more acceptable without any intrusion.

thanks!

[michal.bruncko]

providing patch for remotenumber parameter.