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Initiate Negotiation
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Determines whether the port actively negotiates with the peer site or passively
waits for negotiation requests.
Values: Yes, No
Default: Yes
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 clicking on the pull-down menu next to each
parameter and selecting the desired option. The parameters that can be
negotiated are described below.
Parameter
Description
Protocol Header
Compresses PPP protocol headers.
Compression
Default = Yes
IPCP (IP Control
Compresses TCP headers using Van Jacobsen compression.
Protocol)
Default = Yes
Compression
MRU (Maximum
Informs the peer that the implementation can receive larger
Receive Units)
packets, or requests that the peer send smaller packets.
Default = Yes
HDLC Address
Negotiates the compression of high-level data link control
Compression
(HDLC) addresses.
Default = Yes
IP Address
Dynamically negotiates for IP addresses; otherwise, it is
assumed both sides know each other's IP addresses.
Default = Yes
ACCM
Negotiates the use of control character transparency on
asynchronous links.
Default = Yes
Magic Number
Unique numbers useful for detecting loopbacks.
Default = Yes
PAP (Password
Authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
Authentication
identity of the originator of the connection.
Protocol)
Default = No
CHAP (Challenge
Authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
Handshake
identity of the originator of the connection upon connection or
Authentication
at any later time.
Protocol)
Default = No
PPP Statistics
Clicking the "PPP Statistics" button brings up a table (Figure 3.20) that
reports on traffic.
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