Chapter 5

Expert Configuration

5.2.3 Connections

Overview The Connections page allows you to start and stop PPP connection sessions. All existing PPP connections are listed in the Connections table.

If no PPP connections have been defined, this table is empty.

Connections In the Connections table, per interface, following information is provided: Interface: the name of the PPP connection interface Destination: the name of the ATM interface of the PPP connection Mode: the PPP connection mode, being either:

always-on: by default the session will always be active

dial-in: the session is only activated if you explicitly Dial-in

dial-on-demand: the session is automatically started as soon as outgoing traffic has been generated

Link: the actual PPP link status, being either: idle: no PPP link set-up connecting: PPP link set-up pending connected: PPP link set up

empty, in case of an idle, listening PPP connection State: the PPP connection interface state, being either:

up: WAN connectivity on this interface achieved

down: no WAN connectivity achieved (yet)

Start/stop PPP sessions

To start an idle PPP session:

1Select the applicable PPP connection (with Link idle).

2Type/edit the Password for the user name.

3Select whether the password should be saved or not.

4Click Dial-into apply your changes and start the PPP connection session. To stop an active PPP connection session (with Link connecting or connected):

1Select the applicable PPP connection.

2Click Hang-upto stop the PPP connection session.

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