Using the PPPCON Utility
PPPCON is a diagnostic console utility that provides access to both NetWare Link/PPPTM interface statistics and information about the status of various components of the PPP data-link protocol. PPPCON uses SNMP to access this information from any local or remote system on the network.
To launch PPPCON, enter LOAD PPPCON at the system console prompt or load NIASCFG and follow this path:
Select View Status for NIAS > Protocols and Routing > PPP
You can use PPPCON to perform the following tasks:
- Reset a modem that has entered an error state
- Reset a PPP interface
- Display the configured parameters for each PPP interface
- Display PPP interface statistics dynamically
- Display the status of serial interface signals
- Monitor the states of the Link Control Protocol (LCP), NetWare Core ProtocolTM (NCPTM ), and Link Access Protocol-Balanced (LAPB) layers
- Display parameters negotiated by PPP LCP
- Test the PPP link by temporarily establishing the PPP LCP connection with a PPP Echo test
- View the status of Multilink member links
PPP Multilink Information
PPPCON displays information about PPP Multilink in the PPP Multilink Group Information window and the Members Links Information window. Table 7 lists and describes each of the fields of the PPP Multilink Group Information window. To display the PPP Multilink Group Information window, enter load pppcon at the server console prompt and follow this path:
Select PPP Interfaces > interface you want to view > PPP Multilink Group Information
Table 7. PPP Multilink Group Information
Interface Name |
Name of the primary link interface in this multilink group. |
Aggregate Receive Utilization |
Percentage of serial interface bandwidth currently in use receiving for this multilink group. This value includes network-layer datagram and PPP overhead. |
Aggregate Transmit Utilization |
Percentage of serial interface bandwidth currently in use transmitting for this multilink group. This value includes network-layer datagram and PPP overhead. |
Average Receive Utilization |
The average of the receive utilization of all active member links. |
Average Transmit Utilization |
The average of the transmit utilization of all active member links. |
Call Destination Name |
Destination name for the out-going call, but could be listed as in-coming call. |
Total Member Links |
Maximum number of links defined by the user. |
Member Link Activation Type |
Multilink type, either Static or Bandwidth on Demand |
Bandwidth Threshold Level |
Aggregrate receive or transmit bandwidth utilization level when member links will be activated or deactivated. (Valid only if the link activation type is Bandwidth on Demand.) |
Bandwidth Measurement Interval |
Interval to calculate the average bandwidth utilization. (Valid only if the link activation type is Bandwidth on Demand.) |
Active Member Links |
Number of currently active links. |
Peak Member Links |
Number of links ever active for this multilink group. This value may not be the same as the active count. |
Last Multilink Console Error |
Select this option to view the system console log output of the last error that occurred for this multilink group, including a timestamp. |
Member Links Information |
Select this option to view the Member Links Information window. |
To display the Member Links Information window defined in Table 8 , enter load pppcon at the server console prompt and follow this path:
Select PPP Interfaces > interface you want to view > PPP Multilink Group Information > Member Links Information
Table 8. Member Links Information
Call Destination |
Destination name for the outgoing call, but could be listed as incoming call. |
Receive Utilization |
Percentage of serial interface bandwidth currently in use receiving for this member link. |
Transmit Utilization |
Percentage of serial interface bandwidth currently in use transmitting for this member link. |
Interface Name |
Interface name of each member link in the multilink group. |
