briantw
Well-Known Member
Gotta love this. After a weekend spent troubleshooting why I can't use a higher-end D-Link router instead of the one provided by Evotel, here's the thing: The PPPoE username and password were copied and pasted into the input fields on the D-Link. PPPoE specifies a maximum password length of 64 characters. The D-Link programmers, in their infinite wisdom, set a maximum length to the "input" tag of 63 characters.
Correct:
Incorrect:
I did try and override the input length and submit the full 64 characters, but apparently it only stores 63, so it's still not connecting. I've asked ISP Imagine if it's possible to reduce the length of my password.
So, if you're having trouble with PPPoE using a D-Link router on Evotel, this may well be your issue.
(And, if you're a programmer, for the love of all that is good and merciful, please find out what the maximum length of the data actually is before you thumbsuck a maximum length for your input / database fields, Sloppy Sam.)
Correct:
Incorrect:
I did try and override the input length and submit the full 64 characters, but apparently it only stores 63, so it's still not connecting. I've asked ISP Imagine if it's possible to reduce the length of my password.
So, if you're having trouble with PPPoE using a D-Link router on Evotel, this may well be your issue.
(And, if you're a programmer, for the love of all that is good and merciful, please find out what the maximum length of the data actually is before you thumbsuck a maximum length for your input / database fields, Sloppy Sam.)
