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Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Figure A8-3. Connecting a Single Host Using PPP with Fixed Addresses

Set the mode parameter to ppp.

Setting the type parameter to dial_in registers the user with the who database as soon as the

CLI process attaches to

Enable CLI and/or connection security using the port security parameters: cli_security,

connect_security, and port_password.

The slip_ppp_security parameter controls dial-in PPP access. If enable_security and

slip_ppp_security are enabled, access to the PPP command is restricted via ACP and port

access is logged in the acp_logﬁle.

Set the ppp_security_protocol parameter to pap, pap,chap, or none.

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

compressed packets.

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

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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

syslogs an error message for the port.

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