
Configuring Dial Services
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Using the Ping Command for ISDN Connections
To check the availability of a remote device in an ISDN network, you can use the
ping command. The ping command sends an Internet Control Message Protocol
echo request to a remote address that you specify. You can send this command
using Site Manager’s Administration option, Ping from Router, or by using the
Technician Interface.
Call setups for dial connections require more time than setups for ISDN
connections. When you ping a remote device using the default timeout value, five
seconds, it may fail because the router does not wait long enough for a response
from the remote device. Therefore, you may want to increase the timeout value so
the router will allow enough time for a response.
For information about the
ping command in Site Manager, refer to Managing
Routers and BNX Platforms. For information using the Technician Interface, refer
to Using Technician Interface Software.
Implementation Notes Common to All Dial Services
This section provides information about the Bay Networks implementation for all
three dial services. Many of these features are not part of the dial configuration;
rather, they are features for protocols that work with each dial service.
Point-to-Point Protocol
Site Manager automatically configures the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) on the
lines that you select for dial services, including ISDN B channels. PPP routes or
bridges datagrams over serial point-to-point lines and runs all routing/bridging
protocols that it supports.
Dial circuits use a PPP identification mechanism to identify the calling router to
the called router. The identification method relies on one of two PPP
authentication protocols: Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
or Password Authentication Protocol (PAP). These authentication protocols
implement a security feature that identifies peer routers to one another.
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