Configuring Additional Modem/DCE Parameters

Setting Up in the NetWare Link/PPP documentation describes how to configure the following modem/DCE parameters:

• Dialing Mode ---The method of modem device management used to initiate outbound connections on a dial-up network: AT commands, DTR-controlled, V.25bis, or None.
• Interface Speed ---The internally generated interface speed to use for the device management commands when the dialing mode is AT Commands and the framing type is Sync . (This is the speed at which the AT commands in the modem scripts are sent to the modem, not the speed at which the modem connection is established.)

You can also modify the following modem/DCE parameters:

• Initialization Override Delay ---The delay, in seconds, between output of each consecutive initialization string. This delay gives the modem or DCE device a chance to respond to an initialization string before the next string is sent. NetWare Link/PPP device management does not act on device responses to user-specified initialization strings, but does allow time for responses.

  Adjust this parameter only if you are using multiple override strings and you have determined that the modem is responding slower than the override strings that are being issued.

• Initialization Strings ---Up to five strings, each of which specifies an initialization override string that is sent to the modem or DCE device after the standard script initialization sequence has been completed.

  You can use the initialization override strings to modify modem settings after initialization. This lets you enable optional modem functionality. For example, the initialization string ATM0 turns off the modem speaker.

How to Configure Additional Modem/DCE Parameters

To configure initialization override delay or initialization strings, complete the following steps:

1. Load NIASCFG, then select the following parameter path:

   Select Configure NIAS > Protocols and Routing > Network Interfaces

2. Scroll to a configured PPP interface, then select it.

   The PPP Network Interface Configuration menu is displayed.

3. Select Modem/DCE Options .

   The PPP Modem/DCE Device Options menu is displayed.

4. Do either, or both, of the following:

   To set the initiation override delay, do the following:

   • Select Initialization Override Delay .
   • Enter a value, in seconds, then press Enter .
   • Save the configuration.

     Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu; save your changes when prompted.

     If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize System .

     If you want to configure other parameters, do so now and reinitialize the system when you are finished.

   To specify initialization strings, do the following:

   • Select Initialization Strings .
   • Enter up to five initialization strings, one per line, each followed by Enter .
   • Save the configuration.

     Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu; save your changes when prompted.

     If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize System .

     If you want to configure other parameters, do so now and reinitialize the system when you are finished.