Command Reference Guide

76 ● tunnel authentication 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
tunnel authentication
Purpose Use the l2tp tunnel authentication command to enable L2TP tunnel
authentication.
Use the undo l2tp tunnel authentication command to disable L2TP tunnel
authentication.
Syntax tunnel authentication
undo tunnel authentication
Parameters None
Default By default, L2TP tunnel authentication is performed.
Example Set not to authenticate the peer end of the tunnel.
[3Com-l2tp1] undo tunnel authentication
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ L2TP Group view
Description L2TP tunnel authentication is permitted by default. Normally, authentication needs to
be performed on both ends of the tunnel for security’s sake. In case of network
connectivity test or receiving connection sent by nameless peer end, tunnel
authentication is not required.