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CHAP Secret

Enter the Secret (i.e., password) necessary to challenge the peer.

Values: User established
Default: Secret

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. Parameters that can be negotiated
are described below.

PPP Statistics

Clicking the “PPP Statistics” button brings up a table (Figure 3.26) that reports
on traffic.

Parameter

Description

Protocol Header
Compression

Provides a method to compress PPP protocol headers.
Default = Yes

IPCP (IP Control
Protocol)
Compression

Provides a method to compress TCP headers using Van
Jacobsen compression.
Default = Yes

MRU (Maximum
Receive Units)

Used to inform the peer that the implementation can receive
larger packets, or to request that the peer send smaller packets.
Default = Yes

HDLC Address
Compression

Provides a method to negotiate the compression of high-level
data link control (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

Provides a method to negotiate the use of control character
transparency on asynchronous links.
Default = Yes

Magic Number

Unique numbers useful for detecting loopbacks.
Default = Yes

PAP (Password
Authentication
Protocol)

An authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
identity of the connection originator.
Default = No

CHAP (Challenge-
Handshake
Authentication
Protocol)

An authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
identity of the originator of the connection upon connection or
any time later.
Default = No

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