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Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Use the defaults for the data_bits (8), stop_bits (1), and parity (none) parameters.

Set the speed parameter to the rate required for the PPP link. Set the remote end to match this

To conﬁgure the port for hardware (EIA) ﬂow control, set the control_lines parameter to

ﬂow_control and the input_ﬂow_control and the output_ﬂow_control parameters to eia. If

you do this, you must also set the ppp_acm parameter 0x000a0000.

To conﬁgure the port for software (XON/XOFF) ﬂow control, set the control_lines parameter

to none and the input_ﬂow_control and the output_ﬂow_control parameters to start/stop.

Set the dialup_addresses parameter to N (use the ﬁxed endpoint address).

Set the remote_address parameter to 132.254.5.9.

Set the local_address parameter to 132.254.10.7.

Set the subnet_mask parameter to 255.255.255.0.

Set the metric parameter to one.

Set the ppp_username_remote parameter to the string castle.

Set the ppp_password_remote parameter to the string sand.

Set the ppp_security_protocol parameter to pap (password authentication protocol).

Set the allow_compression parameter to Y if you want the Model 5390 server to accept

compressed packets.

Enter the routing information into the gateway section of the conﬁguration ﬁle. For example:

# PPP link to the 132.254.5.0 net

annex 132.254.10.7

#132.254.5.9 is a gateway to the entire

#132.254.5.0 net with a metric of 1

route add 132.254.5.0 255.255.255.0 132.254.5.9 1

NOTE: PPP is an 8-bit protocol. If data_bits is set to 7, and parity is

not set to none, the Model 5390 server forces the data_bits setting to 8

and the parity setting to none. Otherwise, the Model 5390 server sys-

logs an error message for the port.