Cyclades-PR2000
PPP Menu (Continued)
Parameter | Description |
Disable LCP Echo | LCP (Link Control Protocol) messages are normally exchanged to monitor the status of |
Requests | the link. Disabling these messages reduces traffic, but the link then has no way of |
| knowing if the other end is still connected. |
Time Interval to Send | Config Request messages are used to negotiate the parameters at the start of a PPP |
Config Requests | connection. For a slow line, this time should be increased to allow the reply to return |
| to the sender. If not, the sender will assume it was lost and send another. |
Edit ACCM | Applies to asynchronous connections only. Permits control character mapping |
| negotiation on asynchronous links. This is useful when you need to send a control |
| character as data (e.g. XON/XOFF, Crtl A, etc.) over an asynchronous link and do not |
| want it interpreted by the modem or other device in the middle. The map is built up |
| with the following commands. |
| Clear – Resets the ACCM table toggle; |
| Toggle XON/XOFF – Add XON/XOFF control characters to the ACCM table; |
| Toggle Char – Add other control characters to the ACCM table, using their ASCII |
| value. |
| Typing the option once (for example, X), includes it in the table. Typing it again |
| excludes it from the table. More details are given in the CyROS Reference Guide. |
Enable Predictor | Enables data compression using the Predictor algorithm. This feature should be |
Compression | enabled only if Cyclades' equipment is being used on both ends of the connection |
| because there is no established standard for data compression interoperability. Data |
| compression is very |
| at speeds under 1Mbps. At higher speeds, the time necessary to compress data |
| offsets the gains in throughput achieved by data compression. |
Number of Bits for | Applies when Predictor Compression Enabled. Sixteen is fastest, but 10 must be used |
Compression | if the router on the other end is a PathRouter, for compatibility. |
Connection Type | Applies to asynchronous connections only. |
| Windows NT computer. This is necessary because NT requires a negotiation before |
| the beginning of the PPP negotiation. Direct is used for other connections using |
| cables or leased lines. |
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