Specifications

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Configuring and Managing Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Ports
Because of the nature of PPP negotiations, this display can differ from the
configured characteristics shown on the SHOW PORT n PPP IPCP
CHARACTERISTICS display.
The display fields in fall into two categories:
• General IP status over the link (IPCP Status section)
• Status of each IPCP option (IPCP Options section)
Example: IPCP Status Display
The following example shows the IPCP status display for port 5:
Local> SHOW PORT 5 PPP IPCP STATUS
Port 5: Server: LAT_08002B26D0E7
IPCP Status:
State: Initial
Negotiation Time: 0 00:00:00
Since Open: 0 00:00:00
Failure Reason: None
IPCP Options: Local: Remote:
Negotiate Address: Disabled Disabled
IP Address: 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
Compress Header: Disabled Disabled
Compress States: 0 0
Fields in the IPCP Status Display
The following table explains the fields in the IPCP status display:
Field Description
State The IPCP state as defined in RFC 1331. The possible states are
Initial, Starting, Closed, Stopped, Closing, Stopping, Req Sent,
Ack-Rcvd, Ack-Sent, Opened, and DHCP Req. DHCP Req
(which is not part of RFC 1331) indicates the negotiations are
waiting for DHCP to assign an IP address.
Negotiation Time The number of seconds required by the PPP negotiation
procedure the last time IPCP negotiated.
Since Open The number of seconds since IPCP last attempted to negotiate IP
over the link.
Failure Reason Provides a brief reason if IPCP cannot negotiate IP over the link.