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Table 11

 

Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.)

 

 

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

lcp_max_terminate <value>

Configures the maximum number of

 

 

transmissions for LCP termination

 

 

requests to the value you specify.

 

 

 

 

lcp_restart <value>

Configures the timeout in seconds for

 

 

the LCP negotiation to the value you

 

 

specify.

 

 

 

 

local_auth_name <name>

Configures the local name for

 

 

authentication to the specified name.

 

 

 

 

login

Uses the logon password database

 

 

for Password Authentication Protocol

 

 

(PAP) peer authentication.

 

 

 

 

max_challenge <value>

Configures the maximum number of

 

 

transmissions for CHAP challenge

 

 

requests to the value you specify.

 

 

 

 

mru <value>

Configures the maximum receive unit

 

 

(MRU) size for negotiation to the value

 

 

you specify.

 

 

 

 

mtu <value>

Configures the maximum transmission

 

 

unit (MTU) size for negotiation to the

 

 

value you specify.

 

 

 

 

netmask <value>

Configures the netmask value for

 

 

negotiation to the value you specify.

 

 

 

 

no_acc

Disables address control compression.

 

 

 

 

no_all

Does not request or allow options.

 

 

 

 

no_asyncmap

Disables async map negotiation.

 

 

 

 

no_chap

Disallows CHAP authentication with

 

 

peer.

 

 

 

 

no_ip

Disables IP address negotiation in

 

 

IPCP.

 

 

 

 

no_mn

Disables magic number negotiation.

 

 

 

 

no_mru

Disables MRU negotiation.

 

 

 

 

no_pap

Disables PAP authentication with the

 

 

peer.

 

 

 

 

no_pc

Disables protocol field compression.

 

 

 

 

no_vj

Disables Van Jacobson (VJ)

 

 

compression. VJ compression

 

 

reduces the regular 40-byte TCP/IP

 

 

header to 3 or 8 bytes.

 

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Commissioning

NN46205-319 01.01 Standard

30 May 2008

Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks

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