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Multilink PPP Addendum to the Remote Annex Administrator’s Guide for UNIX
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Security Considerations
It is important to understand that LCP and authentication
negotiations do not occur on the bundle itself. These phases occur on
the member links. Refer to
Figure 1
.
MP Configuration
All PPP port parameters still apply to MP bundled links. See the
Remote Annex Administrator’s Guide for UNIX for more information.
The MP configuration information is as follows:
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Option
Description
MP Paramete
r
ppp_ncp
This option makes MP
active. In order for NCP
to recognize MP as a
valid protocol, you must
set ppp_ncp to all or to
include mp. If you do not
set this option, NCP will
ignore all MP bundling
implementation.
mp
Short Sequence
Number Header
Format (SSNHF),
LCP option 18
This option advises the
peer that the
implementation expects
to receive fragments
with short, 12-bit
sequence numbers. By
default, sequence
numbers are 24-bits long.
The RA 6300 will
always request this
option.
