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4If you assign the port mode to ppp, configure the following parameters:

mtu <bytes>

my-ip <ipaddr>

peer-ip <ipaddr>

pppfile <file>

5Turn off echo mode and return code messaging on the modem.

6Connect the modem to the modem port.

7Save the boot configuration.

8Reboot the switch.

 

 

 

--End--

 

 

 

 

Variable definitions

 

 

 

 

 

Variable

Value

 

 

 

 

8databits <truefalse>

Specifies either 8 (true) or 7 (false) data bits

 

 

 

for each byte for software to interpret. The

 

 

 

default is false.

 

 

 

 

baud<rate>

Sets the baud rate for the modem. The

 

 

 

default is 9600.

 

 

 

 

enable <truefalse>

True sets the value to 7.

 

 

 

False sets the value to 8. This setting is

 

 

 

default.

 

 

 

 

ascii

Sets the default setting.

 

 

 

This setting is recommended for most

 

 

 

modem connections.

 

 

 

 

slip

Sets the port for serial line IP (SLIP)

 

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

ppp

Sets the port for point-to-point protocol

 

 

 

(PPP) operation.

 

 

 

 

slip-compression

Enables or disables the TCP/IP header

 

<truefalse>

compression. The default is false.

 

 

 

 

slip-rx-compression

Enables or disables the TCP/IP header

 

<truefalse>

compression on the receive packet. The

 

 

 

default is false.

 

 

 

 

mtu <bytes>

Sets the maximum transmission unit for the

 

 

 

point-to-point link (0–2048). The default is

 

 

 

zero (0).

 

 

 

 

my-ip <ipaddr>

Sets the near-end IP address on the

 

 

 

point-to-point link. The default is 0.0.0.0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Quick Start

NN46205-310 02.01 Standard

30 May 2008

Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks

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