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◊ PAP sends the user name and password in plain text.
◊ CHAP scrambles the password before it is sent over the wire.
Generally speaking, CHAP is more secure than PAP; however, PAP
is readily available on more platforms. The recommendation is to use
CHAP whenever possible. Turning off the authentication is
STRONGLY discouraged.
Options for this field are:
◊ CHAP/PAP—The router will try CHAP when CHAP is
requested by the Remote Node or PAP when PAP is requested
by the Remote Node.
◊ CHAP—use CHAP only.
◊ PAP—use PAP only.
Outgoing: Pri(mary) Phone Sec(ondary) Phone Number—
Both the Primary Phone number and the Secondary Phone
number refer to the number that the router will dial to connect to
the Remote Node. The router will always call the Remote Node
using the Primary Phone number first. If the Primary Phone
number is busy or does not answer, the router will call the
Secondary Phone number if available. Once connected, the
router will use the BACP (Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol)
to establish the second B-channel if Multilink PPP is enabled, and
the Remote Node supports MP and BACP.
Some areas require dialing # before the phone number for local calls.
A # symbol may be included at the beginning of the Primary Phone
number or Secondary Phone number.
Route—This field determines the protocols that your IRT-1001 or
IRT-1002 will route. The choices of this field are determined by
the features enabled on your router.
Bridge—Bridging is used (on the IRT-1002ST only) for protocols
that are not supported or not turned on in the previous Route field,
e.g., SNA. When bridging is enabled, the IRT-1002ST will forward
any packet that it does not recognize to this Remote Node;
otherwise, the unrecognized packets are discarded. The
PLANET ISDN Router
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