Technical data
7-8 Dial-up Connections 90362-01
Follow these steps to configure balanced interfaces using the fields and
items on the Dial-up Connection screen:
1.
If you want to delete the primary interface, move to the
Delete
field
and press Enter. You are asked if you really want to delete the inter-
face. If you type
y
, the interface is deleted and you return to the
Dial-up LAN-to-LAN screen, where you can create or choose
another interface.
Note that if you decide to delete the primary interface, the next
incremented interface becomes the primary interface; this means
that chicago.2 becomes the primary interface if chicago.1 is deleted.
However, if you delete all except one of a set of balanced interfaces,
the remaining interface is treated as a normal interface, not a
balanced interface. You must leave at least two interfaces in exist-
ence for them to remain balanced.
2.
In the
Framing type
field, select the framing type you want to use for
the connection. The remote connection
must
use the same framing
type.
3.
In the
Password
field, type the password used by the remote site to
authenticate your dial-up connection to that NetBlazer. You must
confirm your password by typing it a second time.
Note that if you are using PAP authentication (which is on by default
for inbound connections), this password needs to correspond to the
PAP “peer-passwd” sent from the remote end of the connection.
4.
In the
Crypto key
field, type the crypto key used by the remote site
to authenticate a dial-up connection to the NetBlazer.
Note that if you are using CHAP authentication (which is on by
default for inbound connections), this crypto key needs to
correspond to the CHAP “secret” sent from the remote end of the
connection.
Note:
The framing type, password, and crypto key need to be the same at both ends
of the dial-up connection. To simplify things, you should keep these three
fields the same for
all
interfaces in a set of balanced interfaces. Otherwise,
there is a greater possibility that the two ends of the connection might get
set to different settings.