Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
Command Reference Guide Chapter 1 PPP and MP Configuration Commands
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1.1.2 link-protocol ppp
Syntax
link-protocol ppp
View
Interface view
Parameter
None
Description
Use the link-protocol ppp command to configure the link-layer protocol encapsulated
on the interface as PPP.
By default, the link-layer protocol for interface encapsulation is PPP.
PPP is a link-layer protocol bearing network-layer packets over the point-to-point link. It
defines a whole set of protocols including LCP (link control protocol), NCP
(network-layer control protocol), PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) and CHAP
(Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol). It is widely used for it supports user
authentication, easy scalability and synchronization/asynchronization.
Related command: display interface.
Example
# Configure PPP encapsulation on interface Serial 0/0/0.
[3Com- Serial0/0/0] link-protocol ppp