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CHAP Secret
Enter the Secret (i.e., password) necessary to challenge the peer.
Initiate Negotiation
Determines whether the port actively negotiates with the peer site or passively
waits for negotiation requests.
Parameters to Negotiate
The table displayed near the bottom of the PPP Service Details screen shows
which parameters are set to be negotiated. You can specify which parameters
should be negotiated by selecting the desired option. The table below
describes the parameters that can be negotiated.
Parameter
Protocol Header
Compression
IPCP Compression
MRU
HDLC Address
Compression
IP Address
ACCM
Magic Number
PAP
CHAP
PPP Statistics
Selecting the "PPP Statistics" prompt brings up a table (Figure 4.24) that
reports on traffic.
Values: (User Established)
Default: Secret
Values: Yes, No
Default: Yes
Description
Compresses PPP protocol headers.
Default = Yes
Compresses TCP headers using Van Jacobsen compression.
Default = Yes
Informs the peer that the implementation can receive larger
packets, or requests that the peer send smaller packets.
Default = Yes
Negotiates the compression of high-level data link control
(HDLC) addresses.
Default = Yes
Dynamically negotiates for IP addresses; otherwise, it is
assumed both sides know each other's IP addresses.
Default = Yes
Negotiates the use of control character transparency on
asynchronous links.
Default = Yes
Unique numbers useful for detecting loopbacks.
Default = Yes
Authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
identity of the originator of the connection.
Default = No
Authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
identity of the originator of the connection upon connection or at
any later time.
Default = No
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