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Set to RIP-2, Netopia Firmware Version 7.6.1 will accept routing information provided by
RIP packets from other routers that use different subnet masks.
From the pull-down menu, choose Off, RIP-1, RIP-2, RIP-1 compatibility, or RIP-2 with
MD5.
RIP Receive MD5 Key: (Only appears if RIP-2 with MD5 RIP Receive Mode is selected)
The purpose of MD5 authentication is to provide an additional level of confidence that a
RIP packet received was generated by a reliable source. In other words, MD5 authentica-
tion provides an enhanced level of security that information that your PC receives does not
originate from a malicious source posing as part of your network. This field llows you to
enter an MD5 encryption key of from 1 – 16 ASCII characters for authenticating RIP
receipts.
LCP Settings:
Authentication: Select Off, PAP and/or CHAP, PAP only, or CHAP only from the pull-
down menu. The settings for port authentication on the Gateway must match the authenti-
cation expected by the remote system. The username and passwords are available on the
WAN IP Interfaces page.
MRU: Specifies the Maximum Receive Unit for the PPP Interface.
Magic Number: Enables or disables LCP magic number negotiation.
Protocol Compression: Specifies whether you want the Gateway to compress the PPP
Protocol field when it transmits datagrams over the PPP link.
LCP Echo Requests: Specifies whether you want your Gateway to send LCP echo
requests. You should turn off LCP echoing if you do not want the Gateway to drop a PPP
link to a nonresponsive peer.
Max Failures: Specifies the maximum number of Configure-NAK messages the PPP mod-
ule can send without having sent a Configure-ACK message.
Max Configures: Specifies the maximum number of unacknowledged configuration
requests that your Gateway will send.
Max Terminates: Specifies the maximum number of unacknowledged termination
requests that your Gateway will send before terminating the PPP link.