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Point to Point Protocol (PPP) Parameters

PPP is a communication protocol for computers that use TCP/IP over standard telephone lines, ISDN, and other high-speed connections.

Note: DTS does not support the latest version of PPP communication protocol, PPPv6.

Valid PPP parameters for the dtscli command in agent-to-agent transfers are as follows:

PPP for Windows

PPP_ENTRY=entry_name

Defines the name of the pre-configured phone book entry to be used by the PPP protocol when establishing a connection to the responder.

PPP_PHONENUMBER=phone_number

Specifies the telephone number required to dial in to the responder.

PPP_USERNAME=login_name

Specifies the name of the user account to be used for authentication with the responder. Enter the name of the user account that the initiating computer uses to dial in to the responder. This account must be granted dial-in permission.

PPP_PASSWORD=login_password

Specifies the password of the user account to be used for authentication with the responder. Enter the password of the user account specified in PPP_USERNAME.

PPP for Solaris Solstice

PPP_ENTRY=entry_name

Specifies the name used to identify the responder in link.conf.

PPP_USERNAME=login_name

Specifies the name of the user account to be used for authentication with the dial-in account on the responder.

PPP_PASSWORD=login_password

Specifies the password of the user account to be used for authentication with the dial-in account on the responder.

PPP_AUTHENTICATION=PAP|CHAP|CLEARTEXT

Identifies the authentication protocol used to authenticate with the responder. Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) is the most likely choice to succeed.

Note: PAP is prevalent but is weaker than Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP). Refer to the responder's configuration to determine what authentication protocol to use. If no PPP authentication is required, set the value to CLEARTEXT.

PPP_DYNAMICIP=YES|NO

Indicates whether the server assigns dynamic IP addresses to its clients. Set to NO if the server assigns a static IP address to the client. Then use PPP_ASSIGNEDIP to specify the required IP address. Refer to the responder configuration to determine the correct value.

PPP_ASSIGNEDIP=client_IP_address

Specifies the IP address for the connection to the responder when PPP_DYNAMICIP is set to NO. Use this parameter when the remote server assigns a static IP address to the client.

PPP_PHONENUMBER=phone_number

Specifies the telephone number of the responder. This number is used by the initiating computer to gain access to the responder.

Example: Point-to-Point Windows Transfer

Send a point-to-point transfer from a Windows computer, benjamin, to one named reuben using the PPP protocol:

dtscli -a "ipath=benjamin::c:\nhmh.c" -protocol=ppp 

"protocol_parameters=PPP_ENTRY=williamc 
PPP_PHONENUMBER=16095551212 
PPP_USERNAME=bill0627 PPP_PASSWORD=whisocks"
"rpath=reuben::c:\nhmh.c"

Example: Point-to-Point Solaris Solstice Transfer

To send a point-to-point transfer from a Solaris Solstice computer, HQ501, to one named Branch212 using the PPP protocol, enter the following command:

dtscli -a "ipath=HQ501::c:\nhmh.c" protocol=ppp 

"protocol_parameters=PPP_ENTRY=williamc 
PPP_USERNAME=bill062> PPP_PASSWORD=whisocks 
PPP_DYNAMICIP=YES PPP_PHONENUMBER=19085551212"
"rpath=Branch212::c:\nhmh.c" 

In this example, the responder has a dynamic IP address, therefore, you do not need to specify the PPP_ASSIGNEDIP=client_IP_address parameter. However, that parameter is required if the responder has a static IP address.