Configuring a link device
A link device is a physical device
such as a modem, a synchronous or an asynchronous
ISDN channel, or a directly-connected serial line.
The link devices that are defined for a bundle control which devices it can
use to establish an outgoing or incoming PPP link.
NOTE:
You must have already configured the communications devices
that you want to use as link devices with PPP.
Suitable devices are modems,
ISDN terminal adapters,
and dedicated serial lines.
See
``Adding and configuring modems'',
``Adding ISDN devices'',
and
``The Serial Manager''
for more information on how to configure your system for such devices.
To modify the settings for a link device:
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In the PPP Manager,
select
View Link devices
to view the currently defined link devices.
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To change an existing link device definition, select
the link device from those listed, and then select
Edit Modify.
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You can change the following information about the link device:
Enabled-
Whether the device can be used by bundles. Set to No to
prevent PPP using the device.
Flow control-
The type of flow control that will be used with a link device:
None-
Do not use flow control.
Hardware-
Use RTS and CTS handshake lines to perform flow control.
Software-
Use XON and XOFF characters to perform flow control.
NOTE:
Flow control settings are not shown for synchronous ISDN channels
as they have no meaning for such devices.
Telephone number extension-
The digits of the telephone number that identify this device. These are
appended to the common prefix that is defined in the
global bundle.
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Click on the button corresponding to the advanced options that
you want to define or change for the link device:
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Link Protocols
Select the link protocols that the link device is to use from the
list of those available and click on
Add >> to move it to the selected list.
At present, only the Link Control Protocol
(LCP) is supported and should be selected.
To edit the Link Control Protocol settings, select it and
click on Edit. This will allow you to edit the
following options:
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Advanced
(link device options)
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Click on OK when you have finished configuring the link device.
NOTE:
The PPP Manager displays
each B channel of an ISDN terminal adapter
as a separate link device.
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004