Displaying PPP Entity Status
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Displaying PPP Entity Status

The pppstatus command is used to view the operational status of one or more PPP Entities.

Displaying the Status of All PPP Entities

To view the operational status of all PPP Entities, enter the following command:
pppstatus
A screen similar to the following displays:
IP IPX BCP CCP
Peer Admin Oper Oper Oper Oper
ID State Mode State State State State
===== ====== ========= ======= ======= ======= =======
1 UP/UP Normal Open Close Open Open
2 UP/UP Multilink Open Open Open Open
The fields on this screen have the following meanings:
Peer ID
The number assigned to this PPP peer.
Admin State
Indicates the Administrative Status of this PPP Entity. UP means that this entity is enabled, or
operative. DN means that this entity is disabled, or inoperative.
Mode
Indicates whether Normal” or Multilink” operation is used by this PPP Entity. Multilink
operation is described under the heading Multi-Link PPP on page 30-2.
IP Oper State
Indicates the operational state of the IP Routing option. Open means that IP has successfully
negotiated a connection and is able to pass IP packets. Closed” means that IP has not yet
reached the open” state, and is therefore unable to pass IP packets. The reasons why the state
may be closed” are: 1) the call has been disconnected, 2) the protocol is in the process of
making a connection, or 3) the IP Routing option was not configured.
IPX Oper State
Indicates the operational state of the IPX Routing option. Open means that IPX has
successfully negotiated a connection and is able to pass IPX packets. Closed means that IPX
has not yet reached the open state, and is therefore unable to pass IPX packets. The reasons
why the state may be closed are: 1) the call has been disconnected, 2) the protocol is in the
process of making a connection, or 3) the IPX Routing option was not configured.