Point-to-Point connection profiles define a set of parameters and
resources for specific PPP connections. You can start profiles that use these
parameter settings to dial-out (originate) OR to listen for (receive) PPP
connections.
There are two types of profiles which allow you to define a set
of characteristics for a PPP connection or set of connections.
- Originator Connection Profiles are point-to-point connections that
originate from the local iSeries™ server and are received by a remote system.
You can configure outbound connections using this object.
- Receiver Connection Profiles are point-to-point connections that
originate from a remote system and are received by the local iSeries server.
You can configure inbound connections using this object.
A connection profile specifies how a PPP connection should work.
The information in a connection profile answers these questions:
- What type of connection protocol will you use? (PPP or Serial Line Internet
Protocol (SLIP))
- Does your iSeries server
contact the other computer by dialing out (originator)? Does your iSeries server
wait to receive a call from the other system (receiver)?
- What communications line will the connection use?
- How should your iSeries server determine which IP address to use?
- How should your iSeries server authenticate another system? Where
should your iSeries server
store the authentication information?
The connection profile is the logical representation of the following
connection details:
- Line and profile type
- Multilink settings
- Remote telephone numbers and dialing options
- Authentication
- TCP/IP settings: IP addresses and routing, and IP filtering
- Work management and connection customization
- Domain name servers
The iSeries server
stores this configuration information in a connection profile. This information
provides the necessary context for your iSeries server to establish a PPP connection
with another computer system. A connection profile contains the following
information:
- The protocol type. You can choose between PPP and SLIP. IBM® suggests that
you use PPP whenever possible.
- The mode selection. The connection type and the operating mode
for this connection profile.
Connection type specifies the type
of line your connections rest on and whether they are dial (originator)
or answer (receiver). You can select among these connection types:
- Switched line
- Leased (dedicated) line
- L2TP (virtual line)
- PPPoE (virtual line)
PPPoE is only supported for Originator connection profiles.
- Operation Mode. The available operating mode depends on the type
of connection. See the following tables:
See the following table for Originator
connection profiles:
Table 1. Available operating modes for Originator
connection profiles| Connection type |
Available operating modes |
|---|
| Switched line |
- Dial
- Dial-on-demand (dial only)
- Dial-on-demand (answer enabled dedicated peer)
- Dial on demand (Remote peer enabled)
|
| Leased line |
Initiator |
| L2TP |
- Initiator
- Multi-hop initiator
- Remote dial
|
| PPP over Ethernet |
Initiator |
See the following table for receiver connection profiles:
Table 2. Available operating modes for Receiver connection profiles| Connection type |
Available operating modes |
|---|
| Switched line |
Answer |
| Leased line |
Terminator |
| L2TP |
Terminator (Network server) |
- Link configuration. This specifies the type of line service that
this connection uses.
These choices depend on the type of mode selection
that you choose. For a switched line and leased line you can choose any of
these:
For all other connection types (Leased, L2TP, PPPoE), the line service
selection is Single line only.