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Entry
MRU*
MTU*
MSS*
LCP Echo Interval
LCP Echo Maximum
Consecutive Failure
Authentication
Automatic Reconnect
Advanced PPP
configuration
*You must enter your PPP User Name and Password before making changes to
these fields; otherwise the changes will not take effect.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DHCP is a protocol that enables network administrators to
manage the assignment of IP addresses on a network. When you
enable DHCP client, you are telling your Internet service provider
to assign an IP address to your X5v or V3.
Entry
DHCP client enable
Host Name
Explanation
Maximum Receive Unit. Largest physical packet
size, in bytes, that a network can accept. Any
messages larger must be fragmented. The
default is 1492.
Maximum Transmission Unit. Largest physical
packet size, in bytes, which a network can send.
Any messages larger must be fragmented. The
default is 1492.
Maximum Segment Size. Largest data segment,
in bytes, allowed within each IP packet. The
default is 1432.
The Link Control Protocol echo interval is the
number of seconds between requests from a
sending device for a response from the peer
device. This value should be supplied by your
DSL provider. The default is 10.
The maximum consecutive failure is the
maximum number of times that an echo request
can fail before the link is terminated.
PPP user authentication method. The default is
Auto, which means that the X5v or V3 tries both
PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) and
CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol). You can also specify either CHAP or
PAP.
Enabled by default. Clear this check box if you do
not want to be reconnected automatically when
the DSL connection is terminated unexpectedly.
This option opens the PPP Advanced
Configuration page, where you can configure
additional PPP parameters. See page 26.
Explanation
Select this check box to permit the X5v or V3 to
receive IP addresses from your DSL provider.
Note: This option is valid only for 1483 Bridged
and Routed IP encapsulation modes.
Optional. If necessary, supplied by your service
provider.
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