Configuring a Dial Port

If the port will be connected to an auto-dial modem, configure the parameters on the following screen.

			Nod e Name=n odexyz
X .25 Port Parameters (screen 6 of 6)
		Datab ase	Sys tem Memory
A	Dial Sup port	Dial In	Dial In
B	Inactivity Timer (minu tes )	5	5
C	Disconnect Timer (sec)	5	5
D	Lin e Setup Timer (s ec)	1	1

Option:

Figure 8-4 X.25 Dial Port Parameters

Physical X.25 Port Parameters

The following table lists the port parameters. (Some will or will not be displayed depending on whether the physical interface is DSU.)

Table 8-1 Physical X.25 Port Parameters

Parameter		Valid Values	Default Value

Port Type		X. 25	X.25

Physical Por t Interface		see explanation	see explanation

Blocked Port Flag		Y/N	N

Line Speed		see explanation	56K

Modulo		8 or 128	8

Maximum LAPB Window Size		1–7 or 1–127 1	7
N2 Retransmit Count		0–20	5

T1	Retransmit Period (msec)	2000–15000	2000

T2	Wait Ack Period (msec )	0–5000	1000

T3	Link Alive Period (sec)	1–60	10

Logical DCE		Y/N	Y

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Configuring X.25

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1800 specifications

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Cabletron Systems 1800 manual Configuring a Dial Port, Physical X.25 Port Parameters

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