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c. On-Demand: Enables on-demand mode. The connection will disconnect if no activity is
detected after the specified idle timeout value.
d. Idle Timeout: Specifies that PPPoA connection should disconnect if the link has no activity
detected for n seconds. This field is used in conjunction with the On-Demand feature. To
ensure that the link is always active, enter a 0 in this field.
e. Keep Alive: When on-demand option is not enable, this value specifies the time to wait
without being connected to your provider before terminating the connection. To ensure that
the link is always active, enter a 0 in this field.
f. Set Route: Specify this connection as the default-route.
g. MRU: Maximum Receive Unit the DSL connection can receive. It is a negotiated value that
asks the provider to send packets of no more than n bytes. The maximum specified value is
1500 although some DSL/ISP providers require a larger value. The minimum MRU value is
128.
h. Debug: Enables PPPoA connection debugging facilities. Debugging is talked about later.
Figure 5 (PPPoA Connection Setup)
To complete the connection you must now click the apply button. The apply button will temporarily save
this connection. To make the change permanent you need to click on Tools (at the top of the page) and
select System Commands. At the system commands page, click on Save All.
4.4.1.3 PPPoE Connection Setup
PPPoE is also known as RFC 2516. It is a method of encapsulating PPP packets over Ethernet. PPP or
Point-to-Point protocol is a method of establishing a network connection/session between network hosts. It
usually provides a mechanism of authenticating users.
To configure the CPE for PPPoE, click on Setup and then click on New Connection. The default PPPoE
connection setup is displayed. At the Type field select PPPoE and the PPPoE connection setup page is
displayed; figure 6 illustrates a typical PPPoE configuration. Give your PPPoE connection a unique name;
the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers. In this case the unique name is called
PPPOE1. Select the encapsulation type (LLC or VC); if you are not sure just use the default mode. Select
the VPI and VCI settings; your DSL service provider or your ISP will supply these; in this case the DSL
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