Asynchronous Point-to-Point Protocol configuration
You can use SMIT to configure the Asynchronous Point-to-Point Protocol.
The following table shows all tasks that you may need when configuring your system. You must have root privileges to perform the tasks in this table.
At a minimum, when you initially configure your system, you must choose the following tasks from the table:
- Add a Link Configuration
- Add a Server Interface (if you are setting up the machine as a PPP server)
- Add a Demand Interface (if you want the machine to support demand connections)
- Manipulate PAP or CHAP Users/Passwords (if you want the machine to support PPP authentication)
- Start PPP to effect your changes (or Stop then Start PPP, if PPP is currently running)
| Task | SMIT fast path |
|---|---|
| Create Link Control Configuration | smit ppplcp |
| Add a Link Configuration | smit addlcp |
| Change/Show a Link Configuration | smit chglcp |
| Remove a Link Configuration1 | smit rmlcp |
| Create PPP IP Interfaces | smit pppip |
| Add a Server Interface | smit addpppserver |
| Change/Show a Server Interface | smit listserver |
| Remove a Server Interface1 | smit rmlistserver |
| Add a Demand Interface | smit addpppdemand |
| Change/Show a Demand Interface | smit listdemand |
| Remove a Demand Interface1 | smit rmlistdemand |
| Manipulate PAP users/passwords | smit ppppap |
| Add a PAP User | smit addpapuser |
| Change/Show a PAP User | smit listpapuser |
| Remove a PAP User | smit rmpapuser |
| Manipulate CHAP users/passwords | smit pppchap |
| Add a CHAP User | smit addchapuser |
| Change/Show a CHAP User | smit listchapuser |
| Remove a CHAP User | smit rmchapuser |
| Start PPP2 | smit startppp |
| Stop PPP3 | smit stopppp |
| PPP IPv6 Interfaces | smit pppipv6 |
| Add a PPP IPv6 Server Interface | smit addpppv6server |
| Show or change a PPP IPv6 interface. | smit listv6server |
| Remove a PPP IPv6 interface. | smit rmlistv6server |
| Add a PPP IPv6 client interface. | smit addpppv6client |
| Show or change a PPP IPv6 client interface. | smit listpppv6client |
| Remove a PPP IPv6 client interface. | smit rmlistpppv6client |
| Add a PPP IPv6 demand interface | smit addpppv6demand |
| Show or change a PPP IPv6 demand interface. | smit listpppv6demand |
| Remove a PPP IPv6 demand interface. | smit rmlistpppv6demand |
| PPP IP and IPv6 Interfaces | smit pppipv4_6 |
| Add a PPP IP/IPv6 Server Interface | smit addpppv4_6server |
| Show or change a PPP IP/IPv6 interface. | smit listv4_6server |
| Remove a PPP IP/IPv6 interface. | smit rmlistv4_6server |
| Add a PPP IP/IPv6 client interface. | smit addpppv4_6client |
| Show or change a PPP IP/IPv6 client interface. | smit listpppv4_6client |
| Remove a PPP IP/IPv6 client interface. | smit rmlistpppv4_6client |
| Add a PPP IP/IPv6 demand interface | smit addpppv4_6demand |
| Show or change a PPP IP/IPv6 demand interface. | smit listpppv4_6demand |
| Remove a PPP IP/IPv6 demand interface. | smit rmlistpppv4_6demand |
Note:
- Selecting this task destroys the existing information.
- An alternative way to start PPP is to issue the startsrc -s pppcontrold command. However, the SMIT interface also allows you to set PPP to start at boot time.
- An alternative way to stop PPP is to issue the stopsrc -s pppcontrold command. However, the SMIT interface also allows you to have PPP not start at boot time.