Re: Debugging LCP packets

Kevin Smith (kevin@ascend.com)
Wed, 06 Aug 1997 14:59:24 -0700

At 08:42 AM 8/6/97 -0700, John Storms wrote:
>At 03:20 PM 7/31/97 -0700, Leonard wrote:
>>Hi,
>> I was wondering if anyone knows a good source for decoding the LCP
>>packets when a "set debuf 0x51" is used.
>> I mean things like:
>>Received LCP_CONFIGURE_REQUEST on port S45 of 27 bytes containing:
>>01 01 00 1f 01 04 05 f2 03 04 c0 23 05 06 00 0f
>>0d ee 07 02 08 02 13 09 03 00 40 f9 11 40 d1
>>Sending LCP_CONFIGURE_NAK to port S45 of 9 bytes containing:
>>03 01 00 09 03 05 c2 23 05
>
>PortMaster is rejecting the CHAP protocol. I wouldn't speculate and
>further than that without the entire trace.

Actually it is *requesting* the CHAP protocol and NACKing PAP....

>Dring: Decoder Ring for Livingston Product PPP traces
>-----------------------------------------------------
>
>Received LCP_CONFIGURE_REQUEST on port S45 of 27 bytes containing:
>01 01 00 1F 01 04 05 F2 03 04 C0 23 05 06 00 0F 0D EE 07
>02 08 02 13 09 03 00 40 F9 11 40 D1
> Packet Info: Code: 01, ID: 01, 31 bytes.
> Maximum-Receive-Unit [0x01], length: (4 bytes) 1522 bytes [0x05F2]
> Authentication-Protocol [0x03], length: (4 bytes), Password
>Authentication Protocol [0xC023]
> Magic-Number [0x05], length: (6 bytes), [0x000F0DEE]
> Protocol-Field-Compression [0x07], length: (2 bytes)
> Address-and-Control-Field-Compression [0x08], length: (2 bytes)
> Multilink-Endpoint-Discriminator [0x13], length: (9 bytes),
>[0x030040F91140D1]
> Class [0x03]: IEEE 802.1 MAC Address 00 40 F9 11 40 D1
>
>Sending LCP_CONFIGURE_NAK to port S45 of 9 bytes containing:
>03 01 00 09 03 05 C2 23 05
> Packet Info: Code: 03, ID: 01, 9 bytes.
> Authentication-Protocol [0x03], length: (5 bytes), Challenge
>Handshake Authentication Protocol [0xC22305]
>---
>jstorms@livingston.com
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>while seaching for a big rock.
>

Kevin