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ChapID
The CHAP authentication identifier that PortServer II
sends to any remote system that requests it. Any identi-
fier that the remote system sends must match the user
name.
ChapKey The CHAP key that PortServer II uses to generate a
reply to the remote system.
Compression If set to
VJ
, Van Jacobsen TCP compression is applied
to packets on SLIP and PPP connections. If set to
none
,
no compression is applied.
Note: SLIP connections employing Van Jacobsen
TCP compression are referred to as Compressed
SLIP or CSLIP connections.
Device The name of the device or device pool (typically a
modem pool) that is used for outgoing connections.
Dialout If set to
on
, outgoing network connections are enabled.
If set to
off
, the user is not permitted to initiate outgo-
ing network connections.
DownDly If set to a value, the dialer script waits for the specified
number of seconds before attempting to re-establish a
host that is reported as down.
IPAddr If set to an IP address, this specifies the remote host to
connect to. If set to
0.0.0.0
or
negotiated
, the
remote host negotiates the address to use. If set to
ippool
, the address is obtained from the dynamic IP
address pool (see Configuring the IP Pool later in this
chapter for more details).
IPMask The IP mask that is applied to the address specified in
IPAddr. If the mask is not
255.255.255.255
,
PortServer II assumes a router is present on the other
end of the connection, and the router can forward
packets to all other addresses on the network or subnet
specified.
Keepup The name of a KeepUp filter that PortServer II will use
to maintain the connection. See Chapter 9, Configuring
Modem Connections for information on filters.
LocalBusyDly Sets the number of seconds that PortServer II delays
before trying to establish a connection when no ports
were available at the previous attempt.