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host1(config)#interface serial 2/0:1/1
b.
Specify MLPPP as the encapsulation method on the interface.
host1(config-if)#encapsulation mlppp
c.
(Optional) Specify the keepalive timeout value for the member link interface.
host1(config-if)#ppp keepalive 50
d.
(Optional) Specify the authentication method for the member link interface.
host1(config-if)#ppp authentication pap chap
e.
(Optional) Enable hash-based link selection instead of the default round-robin
link selection for the member link interface.
host1(config-if)#ppp hash-link-selection
Add member links to a multilink bundle.
2.
a.
Define the MLPPP bundle.
host1(config)#interface mlppp group1
b.
Add each member link.
host1(config-if)#member-interface serial 2/0:1/1
c.
Assign an IP address to the MLPPP bundle.
host1(config-if)#ip address 10.10.100.1 255.255.255.0
d.
(Optional) Specify the keepalive timeout value for the MLPPP network interface
(the entire MLPPP bundle).
host1(config-if)#ppp keepalive 50
e.
(Optional) Specify the authentication method for the MLPPP network interface
(the entire MLPPP bundle).
host1(config-if)#ppp authentication pap chap
f.
(Optional) Enable hash-based link selection instead of the default round-robin
link selection for the MLPPP network interface (the entire MLPPP bundle).
host1(config-if)#ppp hash-link-selection
The following commands configure three T1 lines and aggregate them into a multilink
bundle named group1.
host1(config)#interface serial 2/0:1/1
host1(config-if)#encapsulation mlppp
host1(config-if)#exit
host1(config)#interface serial 2/0:2/1
host1(config-if)#encapsulation mlppp
host1(config-if)#exit
host1(config)#interface serial 2/0:3/1
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