PPP Commands
8-92 Configuring the Point-to-Point Protocol
Mode
Serial,DialerandFast/GigabitEthernetSubinterfaceconfiguration:XSR(config-if<xx>)#
Example
Thefollowingexamplesetstheterminaterequestcounterat10requestsonDialerinterface57:
XSR(config)#interface dialer 57
XSR(config-if<D57>)#ppp lcp max-terminate 10

ppp max-bad-auth

Thiscommandpermitsmultipleauthenticationfailures.ItconfiguresaPointtoPointinterface
nottoresetitselfimmediatelyafteranauthenticationfailurebuttoallowaspecifiednumberof
authenticationretries.ThiscommandappliestoanyserialinterfaceonwhichPPPencapsulationis
enabled.
Syntax
ppp max-bad-auth number
Syntax of the “no” Form
Usethenoformofthiscommandtoresettothedefault(immediatereset):
no ppp max-bad-auth
Default
0
Mode
Interfaceconfiguration:XSR(config-if<xx>)#
Example
Thefollowingexamplesetsserialinterface1/0toallowfiveadditionalretriesafteraninitial
authenticationfailure(foratotalofsixfailedauthenticationattempts):
XSR(config)#interface serial 1/0
XSR(config-if<S1/0>)#encapsulation ppp
XSR(config-if<S1/0>)#no shutdown
XSR(config-if<S1/0>)#ppp authentication chap
XSR(config-if<S1/0>)#ppp max-bad-auth 6

ppp pap sent-username

ThiscommandconfiguresaPAPusernameandcleartextpasswordforthespecifiedinterface.The
valueisusedinthePAPauthenticationrequestpackettothepeer.
number Numberofretriesafterwhichtheinterfaceresetsitself.