Solstice PPP 3.0.1 User's Guide

PPP Path Configuration File (ppp.conf)

The PPP path configuration file (/etc/opt/SUNWconn/ppp/ppp.conf) describes the path used to reach each remote server. Each path is identified by the keyword dialup_path. For example:


dialup_path
	ip_interface	ipdptp0
	remote_host	miles-ppp
	request_ip_addr	on
	inactivity_timeout	120
	default_route
	.
	.

The most common keywords that may appear in your PPP path configuration file are:

dialup_path

Indicates the start of an asynchronous (or dialup) path definition.

ip_interface interface

Mandatory parameter. Associates the path with one of the point-to-point (ipdptpn) IP interfaces defined in the ifconfig section of the file.

remote_host name

Mandatory parameter. Identifies the remote server reached using this path. The value name can be any character string.

default_route

Optional parameter. Adds the route to the routing table as the default destination.

inactivity_timeout seconds

Optional parameter. Specifies the number of seconds of inactivity that elapse before the connection is closed automatically.

The value seconds can be any integer. The default value is 120 seconds (2 minutes). If the value seconds is set to zero, the connection remains open until closed explicitly.

request_ip_addr state

Optional parameter. Enables dynamic IP address allocation at the client side only. When the value state is set to on, the client requests its IP address from the server. This feature must also be configured and enabled at the server side.

The value state can be on (enabled) or off (disabled). The default value is off.

send_authentication mode

Optional parameter. Indicates whether the client will respond to a request for authentication by the server.

The value mode can be off (no authentication), pap (authentication using PAP), chap (authentication using CHAP), or pap|chap (authentication using both PAP and CHAP). The default value is off.

send_pap_id pap_id

Specifies the PAP identifier sent to the server when it requests authentication. The value pap_id can be any string, between zero and 255 characters in length.

send_pap_passwd pap_passwd

Specifies the PAP password sent to the server when it requests authentication. The value pap_passwd can be any string, between zero and 255 characters in length.

send_chap_name chap_name

Specifies the CHAP name sent to the server when it requests authentication. The value chap_name can be any string, between 1 and 255 characters in length.

chap_own_secret chap_secret

Specifies the CHAP secret that is combined with the challenge value to generate the response sent to the server. The value chap_secret can be any string, between 1 and 255 characters in length.