
Diagnostic Parameters and Commands
Using diagnostics-related DO commands
MAX Administration Guide
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Diag PPPIF
Description: Displays messages relating to each PPP connection. This command is
particularly useful in troubleshooting negotiation failures. To help in troubleshooting PPP
issues, you might want to use Diag PPPIF in conjunction with PPPDump.
Usage: Enter
diag pppif
at the command prompt.
Example:
> diag pppif
PPPIF debug is ON
PPPIF: open: routeid 285, incoming YES
The following message indicates a modem call:
PPPIF-110: ASYNC mode
Link Compression Protocol (LCP) is negotiated:
VJ Header compression is enabled.
PPPIF-110: vj comp on
PAP authentication is configured on the MAX unit and required for access:
PPPIF-110: _initAuthentication
PPPIF-110: auth mode 1
PPPIF-110: PAP auth, incoming
PPPIF-110: bypassing async layer
LCP has been successfully negotiated and established. Authentication is next:
PPPIF-110: Link Is up.
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegUntimeout last 0 layer 0
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegUntimeout last 0 layer 0
PPPIF-110: LCP Opened, local ’Answer’, remote ’’
PPPIF-110: _openAuthentication
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegUntimeout last 0 layer 1
PPPIF-110: Auth Opened
PPPIF-110: Remote hostName is ’my_name’
PAP Authentication was successful. Compression Control Protocol (CCP) is negotiated next,
along with IP Network Control Protocol (IPNCP):
PPPIF-110: opening CCP
PPPIF-110: pppMpSendNeg Pkt
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegTimeout layer 6
The user is given the address 1.1.1.1 from pool 0:
PPPIF-110: using address from pool 0
PPPIF-110: Allocated address [1.1.1.1]
PPPIF-110: opening IPNCP:
PPPIF-110: pppMpSendNeg Pkt
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegTimeout layer 4
PPPIF-110: pppMpSendNeg Pkt
PPPIF-110: pppMpSendNeg Pkt
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegUntimeout last 0 layer 6
PPPIF-110: pppMpNegUntimeout last 0 layer 4