Cisco Cisco Packet Data Gateway (PDG)
ppp magic-number
Manages magic number checking during LCP Echo message handling. The magic number is a random number
chosen to distinguish a peer and detect looped back lines.
chosen to distinguish a peer and detect looped back lines.
Product
PDSN
GGSN
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Command Modes
Exec > Global Configuration > Context Configuration
configure > context context_name
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[
context_name
]
host_name
(config-ctx)#
Syntax Description
[ no | default ] ppp magic-number receive ignore
no
Disables the specified behavior.
default
Restores the system defaults for the specific command/keyword.
receive ignore
Ignores the checking of magic number at the PDSN during LCP Echo message handling. Default: Disabled.
If a valid magic numbers were negotiated for the PPP endpoints during LCP negotiation and LCP Echo
Request/Response have invalid magic numbers, enabling this command will cause the system to ignore the
checking of magic number during LCP Echo message handling.
Request/Response have invalid magic numbers, enabling this command will cause the system to ignore the
checking of magic number during LCP Echo message handling.
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to allow the system to ignore invalid magic number during LCP Echo Request/Response
handling.
handling.
Examples
The following command allows the invalid magic number during LCP Echo Request/Response negotiation:
ppp magic-number receive ignore
ppp magic-number receive ignore
Command Line Interface Reference, Modes C - D, StarOS Release 19
854
Context Configuration Mode Commands N-R
ppp magic-number