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A-54 Cisco 2500 Series Access Server User Guide
Asynchronous Protocols
Note For additional information on these commands, see the publication Access Server
Configuration Guide.
Serial Line Internet Protocol
Serial line internet protocol (SLIP) is an older protocol that supports IP only. Configuring
SLIP is similar to configuring PPP for IP. To support SLIP, follow the basic configuration
for PPP in the previous section, and ensure that one or both of the following (interactive
asynchronous mode or SLIP encapsulation) is configured:
async mode interactive
encapsulation slip
AppleTalk Remote Access Protocol
AppleTalk Remote Access Protocol (ARA protocol) is used by remote Macintoshes to
connect to an AppleTalk network. The ARA Protocol can only be used for AppleTalk, and
does not support routing. The ARA protocol performs as a single-node bridge for
connecting a single Macintosh to a remote network.
The ARA protocol is configured with global and line commands only. The ARA protocol
does not use any asynchronous interface configuration.
A typical configuration for the ARA protocol would look as follows:
arap network 100 ARA Dialin
username xx password yy
!
line 1
arap enable
arap noguest
autoselect arap
The nonextended AppleTalk network number used with the command arap network must
be unique within the AppleTalk internetwork.