PPP dialin on AUX port?

[abatson]

Help me figure something out? I have a whitepaper in front of me, that shows out to do outbound PPP dial from a modem on the AUX 0 port. My requirement, is that I have 2 people on my network who need PPP dial-in, so I just want to put a single modem on the router for this. I'm upgrading this router from a 3620, to a 3825, and I'd rather not put that old 33.6K 8-port modem card (NM module) I saw another whitepaper that shows how to do dialin on a modem on AUX 0, but it's only for EXEC commands to the router. The same paper said, "NOTE: The AUX line port does not run PPP, so you cannot use Windows DialUp Networking for this connection...

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Question: The AUX port is capable of PPP outbound, but not PPP inbound? Again, my requirement is PPP dial-in, but I'd prefer not to need to use my old NM.

-Alex

[zahmed]

Alex, the whitepaper is absolutely incorrect. If its on cisco.com, please let me know the URL and I ll make sure it gets fixed. Aux port is just like any other async port/interface. You can do both inbound and outboud PPP on it. Please see the following documents which confirm what I stated above :

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk801/tk36/technologies_tech_note09186a0080093c76.shtml

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk801/tk36/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080093d2b.shtml

Thanx and Regards,

~Zulfiqar

[abatson]

I'll send you the URL of the note I found, indicating the AUX port did not run PPP, when I get into work Tuesday morning, after the holiday.

-=alex

[abatson]

Zahmed;

the document that mentions that the AUX port doesn't do PPP, is, "Configuring a Modem on the Aux Port for EXEC Dialin Connectivity" Document ID: 10318.

[zahmed]

Alex,

I agree. This note is misleading :

Note: The AUX port line does not run PPP.

I am working on getting this document assigned to me so that I can correct this and republish back on CCO. It might take a couple of weeks or so.

Thanx and Regards,

~Zulfiqar

[svondandamo]

Hi Zahmed,

I am running PPP on aux ports between two routers!

your statement "The AUX port line does not run PPP" is confusing me. how come I do run PPP on aux ports?

See my config:

interface Async65

ip address 10.60.10.1 255.255.255.0

encapsulation ppp

async dynamic routing

async mode dedicated

no cdp enable

line aux 0

password

modem InOut

transport input all

flowcontrol hardware

Async65 is up, line protocol is up

Hardware is Async Serial

Internet address is 10.60.10.1/24

MTU 1500 bytes, BW 9 Kbit, DLY 100000 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255

Encapsulation PPP, loopback not set, keepalive not

"Line 65, Location: "", Type: ""

Length: 24 lines, Width: 80 columns

Baud rate (TX/RX) is 9600/9600, no parity, 2 stopbits, 8 databits

Status: Ready, Active, No Exit Banner, Async Interface Active

Capabilities: Hardware Flowcontrol In, Hardware Flowcontrol Out

Modem Callout, Modem RI is CD, Line is permanent async interface

Modem state: Ready

Special Chars: Escape Hold Stop Start Disconnect Activation

^^x none - - none

Timeouts: Idle EXEC Idle Session Modem Answer Session Dispatch

00:10:00 never none not set

Modem type is unknown.

Session limit is not set.

Time since activation: 01:19:49

Editing is enabled.

History is enabled, history size is 10.

Full user help is disabled

Allowed transports are pad telnet rlogin. Preferred is telnet.

No output characters are padded

No special data dispatching characters

Line is running PPP for address 10.60.10.2.

0 output packets queued, 1 input packets.

Async Escape map is 00000000000000000101000000000000

I have used the document in the flooliwng URL in order to get it work:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk801/tk36/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080093c7b.shtml

Please, explain.

Thanks

Serge