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KwikNet System Configuration
PPP Network Definition (continued)
Tag
Each network must have a unique network tag. The tag is a string of 1 to 7 characters.
This parameter defines that tag. Although KwikNet does not restrict the content of the tag
in a network description, the Configuration Manager only supports 1 to 7 ASCII
characters as a tag.
Edit: Network
You must select the Edit: Network radio button to define the network parameters.
Network Driver
You must select
PPP Client or PPP Server from the pull down list to attach the KwikNet
PPP Network Driver to your PPP network. You must add a PPP Client network if you
need to initiate the connection to your PPP peer. You must add a PPP Server network if
you intend to accept requests for connection from your PPP peer.
Note: If you must operate in either mode, you must provide two networks, one for your
PPP client and one for your PPP server. You must then ensure that one or the
other, but not both, is in control of the serial network interface at any particular
instant.
Startup Hook
This parameter provides the name of an application function which will be called when
the network driver is being initialized. This function can modify the network's
configuration parameters and IP address information before the network interface has
been fully initialized. If your application does not require a startup hook for this network,
leave this field empty. The PPP network driver startup hook is described in Appendix
A.1 of the
KwikNet Device Driver Technical Reference Manual.
Auto Start
If this box is checked, the network interface will be automatically opened and made
available for use as soon as KwikNet has started and prebuilt the network interface. If you
leave this box unchecked, the network interface will be prebuilt by KwikNet but will be
left closed until opened by your application with a call to
KwikNet procedure
kn_ifopen().
Note: If you prebuild a PPP client and a PPP server network interface which use a
common serial link, you can auto-start one or the other, but not both, as described
in Chapter 6.3.