Ppp Hostname - Allied Telesis AR2050V Command Reference Manual

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PPP HOSTNAME

ppp hostname
Overview Use this command in Interface Configuration mode for a PPP interface to configure
a unique identifier for that PPP authenticator. This is used by the authenticator to
fill the Name field in a CHAP challenge packet, or is used to fill the Server Name field
in an EAP SRP-SHA1 (Subtype 1 Request) packet. The hostname sent with PPP
packet exchanges is normally the hostname of the router, as configured with the
hostname
Use the no form of this command in Interface Configuration mode for a PPP
interface to disable a configured alternate hostname and revert to using the
hostname, as configured with the
See the Usage section below for information about when you may want to specify
another hostname, instead of the system hostname configured from the
hostname
Syntax ppp hostname <hostname>
no ppp hostname <hostname>
Default The default PPP hostname is the system hostname as specified with the
command.
Mode Interface Configuration for a PPP interface
Usage This command allows the PPP username that is sent to be independent of the
router hostname for a specific PPP interface.
To enable the use of the alternate hostname remote_router for PPP
Examples
authentication, enter the commands:
awplus#
awplus(config)#
awplus(config-if)#
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command.
command, using this command.
Parameter Description
<hostname>
Specify this parameter to use an alternate hostname for PPP EAP
and CHAP authentication instead of the hostname specified by the
hostname
The name can contain any printable ASCII characters (ASCII
32-126). If the name contains the special characters backslash,
double-quote or space, those characters should be escaped with a
backslash.
configure terminal
interface ppp0
Command Reference for AR2050V
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.7-1.x
hostname command.
command. The name can contain up to 255 characters.
ppp hostname remote_router
hostname
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