Configuring Optional PPP Configuration Tasks

You can optionally configure tasks on a PPP interface, such as specifying the alias or text description for a PPP interface, stop and restart a PPP session, as well as other tasks mentioned in this topic.

To optionally configure tasks on a PPP interface, such as:

• Assign a text description to a PPP interface.

  See Adding a Description or Alias for a Static PPP Interface.

• Configure the IPCP lockout option.

  See Configuring the IPCP Lockout Option for Each PPP Interface

• Configure the IPCP netmask option.

  See Configuring the IPCP Netmask Option for Each PPP Interface

• Specify the keepalive timeout value.

  See Configuring the KeepAlive Timeout for an Interface

• Disable negotiation of the local magic number.

  See Disabling the Negotiation of the Local Magic Number

• Configure the router to ignore a mismatch of the peer magic number.

  See Configuring the Router to Ignore a Mismatch of the Peer Magic Number

• Configure the maximum renegotiation attempts that a router can receive from a PPP client.

  See Configuring the Maximum Number of Renegotiation Attempts from a PPP Client

• Configure the maximum receive unit (mru) for PPP.

  See Configuring the Maximum Receive Unit for PPP

• Force the PPP interface into a passive mode.

  See Forcing the PPP Interface into a Passive Mode

• Resolve conflicts when the router and the PPP peer have different primary and secondary DNS and WINS name server addresses.

  See Configuring the PPP Peer to Take Precedence of DNS and WINS Addresses

• Configure the peer IP address as optional in an IPCP request.

  See Configuring the PPP IP Address as Optional in an IPCP Request

• Terminate the PPP session.

  See Terminating the PPP Session

• Configure PPP Authentication.

  See Configuring PPP Authentication

Related Documentation

• ppp authentication
• ppp description
• ppp ipcp lockout
• ppp ipcp netmask
• ppp keepalive
• ppp magic-number disable
• ppp magic-number ignore-mismatch
• ppp max-negotiations
• ppp mru
• ppp passive-mode
• ppp peer
• ppp peer-ip-address-optional
• ppp shutdown