HP VCX Software manual PPPoE, Authentication, Keep Alive

Chapter 8. Network Configuration

PPPoE server

The PPPoE server which leased the IP address.

PPPoE

PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) is a modification of PPP and is used to as- sign an IP address to a computer as long as it is connected to the PPPoE server. When it disconnects, it instantly loses the IP address.

Many Internet providers use PPPoE instead of DHCP to distribute IP addresses.

Authentication

The Telecommuting Module must be authenticated to get an IP address. Here, you enter authentication information for the Telecommuting Module to use.

User

Enter the user name which the Telecommuting Module should use to identify itself to the PPPoE server.

Service Name

If your PPPoE server supports this, you can ask for a certain service. This parameter is rarely used.

PPPoE password, Confirm password

Enter the password for the user above. You must enter the same password in both fields. Press the Change password button to change to the entered password.

Keep Alive

The Telecommuting Module can check the status of the PPPoE connection by sending LCP echo requests to the PPPoE server with regular intervals. If the server does not reply to three consecutive requests, the connection is assumed to be down, and the Telecommuting Module starts a new PPPoE negotiation.

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