Protocol Translation Configuration Commands

Protocol translation software provides transparent translation between systems running different protocols. The software supports two-way virtual terminal protocol translation between nodes running X.25, LAT, and Telnet.

This chapter describes the commands supported in the protocol translation software.

In the context of this chapter, an access server set up to run protocol translation software is referred to as a protocol translator.

For protocol translation configuration information and examples, see the Access and Communication Servers Configuration Guide.

show translate

To view translation sessions that have been configured on an access server, use the show translate global configuration command:

show translate

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

The display from this command shows each translation session set up on the access server. It shows the incoming device and virtual terminal protocol as well as the outgoing device and protocol.

Sample Display

The show translate output in this sample display is based on the following translation command configured on the access server:

translate x25 3131415912345 ppp ip-pool scope-name cardinal keepalive 0
Router# show translate 
Translate From: x25 3131415912345
          To:   PPP ip-pool scope-name cardinal keepalive 0
          1/1 users active, 1 peak, 1 total, 0 failures

Table 21-1 describes fields shown in the display.

Table 21-1: Show Translate Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Translate From: x25 3131415912345	Protocol (X.25) and address (3131415912345) of the incoming device.
To: PPP	The virtual terminal protocol (PPP).
ip-pool	Obtain an IP address from a DHCP proxy client or a local pool.
scope-name cardinal	Specific local scope name (cardinal) from which to obtain an IP address.
keepalive 0	Indicates that keepalive updates have been disabled for the current translation session.
1/1 users active	Number of users active over the total number of users.
1 peak	Maximum number of translate sessions up at any given time.
1 total	Total number of translation sessions.
0 failures	Number of failed translation attempts resulting from this configuration.

The show translate output in this sample display is based on the following translation command configured on the access server:

translate x25 31301234 PPP 192.168.14.23  ipx-client Loopback0 
Router# show translate 
Translate From: x25 31301234 
          To:   PPP 192.168.14.23  ipx-client Loopback0
          1/1 users active, 1 peak, 1 total, 0 failures

Table 21-2 describes fields shown in the display.

Table 21-2: Show Translate Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Translate From: x25 31301234	Protocol (X.25) and address (31301234) of the incoming device.
To: PPP 192.168.14.23	The virtual terminal protocol (PPP) and IP address of the outgoing device.
ipx-client loopback0	Indicates that loopback interface 0 has been configured in client mode.
1/1 users active	Number of users active over the total number of users.
1 peak	Maximum number of translate sessions up at any given time.
1 total	Total number of translation sessions.
0 failures	Number of failed translation attempts resulting from this configuration.

translate

To automatically convert incoming LAT, TCP, or X.25 requests for connections to a specified destination address or host name to the specified outgoing connection type, use the translate global configuration command.

translate protocol incoming-address [in-options] protocol outgoing-address [out-options]
[global-options]

Syntax Description

protocol incoming-address protocol outgoing-address	Name of a protocol followed by a service name or address.These arguments can have the following values:
	· lat service-name--LAT and a LAT service name. The application of service-name can differ, depending on whether it is being used on the incoming or the outgoing portion of the command. When used on the incoming portion, service-name is the name of the service that users specify when trying to make a translated connection. This name can match the name of final destination resource, but this is not required. This can be useful when making remote translated connections.
	· x25 X.121-address--X.25 and an X.121 address. The X.121 address must conform to specifications provided in the CCITT 1984 Red Book. This number generally consists of a portion that is administered by the PDN and a portion that is locally assigned. You must be sure that the numbers that you assign agree with the addresses assigned to you by the X.25 service provider. The X.121 addresses will generally be subaddresses of the X.121 address for the X.25 network interface. Typically, the interface address will be a 12-digit number. Any additional digits are interpreted as a subaddress. The PDN still routes these calls to the interface, and the access server itself is responsible for dealing with the extra digits appropriately.
	· tcp ip-address--TCP/IP Telnet and a standard IP address or host name. The argument ip-address is a standard, four-part dotted decimal IP address or the name of an IP host that can be resolved by the Domain Name System (DNS) or explicit specification in an ip host command.
	· slip ip-address--The argument ip-address is a standard, four-part dotted decimal IP address or the name of an IP host that can be resolved by the Domain Name System (DNS). The slip argument applies only to outgoing connections; SLIP is not supported on incoming protocol translation connections.
	· ppp ip-address--The argument ip-address is a standard, four-part dotted decimal IP address or the name of an IP host that can be resolved by the Domain Name System (DNS). The ppp argument applies only to outgoing connections; PPP is not supported for incoming protocol translation connections.
	· autocommand--Enables you to specify a string for an outgoing connection. The string executes upon connection to a host. If you want to enable ARA on an outgoing connection, you need to specify autocommand arap. The autocommand option is necessary for ARA, because ARA does not use addressing, and autocommand permits you to invoke the arap string. If the string following autocommand has one or more spaces as part of the string, you must place quotation marks (" ") around the string. For example, if you specify autocommand tn3270 abracadabra, you must enclose tn3270 abracadabra in quotes. The autocommand option applies only to outgoing connections. You can issue any EXEC command and any switch or host name as an argument to the autocommand option.
in-options out-options	(Optional) Incoming and outgoing connection request options. These arguments can have the following values:
	LAT translation options:
	· node node-name--Connects to the specified node (node-name) that offers a service. By default, the connection is made to the highest-rated node that offers the service.
	· port port-name--Destination LAT port name (port-name) in the format of the remote system. This parameter is usually ignored in most timesharing systems, but is used by terminal servers that offer reverse-LAT services.
	· unadvertised--Prevents service advertisements from being broadcast to the network. This can be useful, for example, when you define translations for many printers, and you do not want these services advertised to other LAT terminal servers. (VMS systems will be able to connect to the service even though it is not advertised.)
	X.25 translation options:
	· cud c-u-data--Sends the specified Call User Data (CUD) text (c-u-data) as part of an outgoing call request after the protocol identification bytes.
	· profile profile--Sets the X.3 PAD parameters as defined in the profile created by the x29 profile command.
	· reverse--Provides reverse charging for X.25 on a per-call rather than a per-interface basis. Requests reverse charges on a specified X.121 address, even if the serial interface is not configured to request reverse charge calls. This is an outgoing option only.
	· accept-reverse--Accepts reverse charged calls on an X.121 address even if the serial interface is not configured to accept reverse charged calls. This is an incoming option only.
	· printer--Supports LAT and TCP printing over an X.25 network among multiple sites. Provides an "interlock mechanism" between the acceptance of an incoming X.25 connection and the opening of an outgoing LAT or TCP connection. The option causes the access server to delay the call confirmation of an incoming X.25 call request until the outgoing protocol connection (to TCP or LAT) has been successfully established. An unsuccessful outgoing connection attempt results in the incoming X.25 connection to the access server being refused, rather than being confirmed and then cleared, which is the default behavior. Note that using this option will force the global option quiet to be applied to the translation.
	· pvc number--Specifies that the incoming connection (identified by the argument number) is actually a permanent virtual circuit (PVC).
	Telnet TCP translation options:
	· port number--For incoming connections, number of the port to match. The default is port 0 (any port). For outgoing connections, number of the port to use. The default is port 23 (Telnet).
	· binary--Negotiates Telnet binary mode on the Telnet connection. (This was the default in previous versions of the protocol translation software and is set automatically when you enter at translate command in the old format.)
	· stream--Performs stream processing, which enables a raw TCP stream with no Telnet control sequences. A stream connection does not process or generate any Telnet options, and prevents Telnet processing of the data stream as well. This option might be useful for connections to ports running UUCP or other non-Telnet protocols, or to ports connected to printers. For ports connected to printers using Telnet, the stream option prevents some of usual problems associated with using Telnet for printers, such as strange things happening to bare carriage returns or line feeds and echoing of data back to VMS systems.
	· printer--Supports LAT and X.25 printing over a TCP network among multiple sites. Causes the protocol translation software to delay the completion of an incoming Telnet connection until after the outgoing protocol connection (to LAT or X.25) has been successfully established. An unsuccessful outgoing connection attempt results in the TCP connection to the access server being refused, rather than being accepted and then closed, which is the default behavior. Note that using this option will force the global option quiet to be applied to the translation.
	SLIP and PPP translation options: Note that these variables apply to out-options only; SLIP and PPP are not supported on incoming protocol translation connections
	· ip-pool--Obtain an IP address from a DHCP proxy client or a local pool. If the scope-name option is not specified, the address is obtained from a DHCP proxy client. If the scope-name option is specified, the IP address is obtained from the specified local pool.
	· scope-name--Specific local scope name from which to obtain an IP address. Can specify a range of IP addresses.
	· header-compression [passive]--Implements header compression on IP packets only. The option passive for SLIP connections permits compression on outgoing packets only if incoming TCP packets on the same virtual asynchronous interface are compressed. The default (without the passive option) permits compression on all traffic.
	· routing--Permits routing updates between connections. This option is required if the destination device is not on a subnet connected to one of the interfaces on the access server.
	· keepalive number-of-seconds--Permits you to specify the interval at which keepalive packets are sent on SLIP and PPP virtual asynchronous interfaces. By default, keepalives are enabled and are sent every 10 seconds. To shut off keepalives, use a value of 0. The active keepalive interval is 1 through 32767 seconds. When you do not change from the default of 10, the keepalive interval does not appear in show running-config or show translate output.
	· mtu bytes--Permits you to change the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of packets that the virtual asynchronous interface supports. The default MTU is 1500 bytes on a virtual asynchronous interface. The acceptable range is 64 through 1,000,000 bytes.
	· ppp authentication {chap \| pap}--Use CHAP or PAP authentication for PPP on virtual asynchronous interfaces. Refer to the "Terminal Lines and Modem Support" chapter in this publication for more information about enabling authentication on virtual asynchronous interfaces.
	· ppp use-tacacs--Enables TACACS authentication for CHAP or PAP on virtual asynchronous interfaces (for PPP only; TACACS authentication is not supported for SLIP).
	· ipx loopback number--Permits clients running IPX-PPP over X.25 to connect through virtual terminal (VTY) lines on the access server. The loopback number option specifies the loopback interface to be created. A loopback interface must have been created and configured with a Novell IPX network number before IPX-PPP can work on the VTY line. The VTY line is assigned to the loopback interface. For more information about configuring IPX on VTY lines, refer to the section "Enable IPX-PPP on Virtual Asynchronous Interfaces" in the chapter "Configuring SLIP and PPP."
global-options	(Optional) Translation options that can be used by any connection type. It can be one or more of the following:
	· access-class number--Allows the incoming call to be used by source hosts that match the access list parameters. The argument number is the number (integer) previously assigned to an access list. This feature is supported only for incoming TCP and X.25 connections.
	· max-users number--Limits the number of simultaneous users of the translation to number (an integer you specify).
	· local--Allows Telnet protocol negotiations to not be translated.
	· login--Requires that the user log in before the outgoing connection is made. This type of login is specified on the VTY lines with the login command.
	· quiet--Suppresses printing of user-information messages.
	· swap--Allows X.3 parameters to be set on the access server by the host originating the X.25 call, or by an X.29 profile. This allows incoming and outgoing X.25 connections to be swapped so that the access server is treated like a PAD when it accepts a call. By default, the access server behaves like a PAD for calls that it initiates, and behaves like an X.25 host for calls it accepts. The swap keyword allows connections from an X.25 host that wants to connect to the access server, and then treats it like a PAD. For X.25-to-TCP translations only.

Default

No default translation parameters

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

Table 21-3 provides a visual aid for understanding how to use the translate command. As the table illustrates, you define the protocol translation connections--both incoming and outgoing--by choosing a protocol keyword and supplying the appropriate address or service name. The protocol connection information is followed by optional features for that connection, as appropriate. For example, the binary option is only appropriate with TCP/IP connections. The global options, in general, apply to all the connection types, but there are exceptions. The swap keyword, for example, is for X.25 to TCP translations only. See the examples for more explanations on how to enter this command.

Table 21-3: Translate Command Options

	Incoming Protocol	Options	Outgoing Protocol	Options	Global Options
translate	protocol incoming-address	[in-options]	protocol outgoing-address	[out-options]	[global-options]
	lat service-name	unadvertised	lat service-name	node node-name	access-class number
				port port-name	max-users number
					local
					login
	x25 x.121-address	cud c-u-data	x25 x.121-address	cud c-u-data	quiet
		profile profile		profile profile	swap
		accept-reverse		reverse
		printer
		pvc number
	tcp ip-address	port number	tcp ip-address	port number
		binary
		stream
		printer
			slip ip-address	ip-pool [scope-name name]
				headercompressed [passive]
				routing
				keepalive number-of-seconds
				mtu bytes
			ppp ip-address	ip-pool
				headercompressed [passive]
				routing
				keepalive number-of-seconds
				mtu bytes
				ppp authentication {pap \| chap}
				ppp use-tacacs
				ipx loopback number
			autocommand [arap \| exec-string]

Examples

The following example illustrates a simple X.25 to TCP translation command. Packets coming in X.25 address 652365123 arrive via PVC 1 and are translated to TCP packets and transmitted out IP address 172.16.1.1.

translate x25 652365123 pvc 1 tcp 172.16.1.1
          incoming       option outgoing

The following example illustrates incoming LAT to outgoing TCP translations. The unadvertised keyword prevents broadcast of service advertisements to other servers. Outgoing translated packets are transmitted out IP address rubble via TCP port 4005.

translate lat pt-printer1 unadvertised tcp rubble port 4005
          incoming        option        outgoing    option

The following example illustrates a more complex configuration that calls an X.29 profile and swaps the default PAD operation of the access server to that of an X.25 host.

x29 profile fullpackets 2:0 3:0 4:100 7:21
translate x25 217536124 profile fullpackets tcp rubble port 4006 swap
          incoming      option              outgoing   option    global

The following example illustrates the use of the TCP incoming protocol option printer for an incoming TCP connection.

translate tcp 172.19.32.250 printer x25 5678
          incoming          option  outgoing

The following example illustrates the use of the X.25 incoming protocol option printer for an incoming X.25 connection.

translate x25 55555  printer tcp 172.16.1.1
          incoming   option  outgoing

The following example translates LAT on an incoming line to SLIP on an outgoing line. It uses header compression only if incoming TCP packets on the same interface are compressed.

translate lat rudolph slip 10.0.0.4 header-compression 
          incoming    outgoing     option

The following example translates x25 packets to PPP. It enables routing updates between the two connections.

translate x25 12345678 ppp 10.0.0.2 routing
          incoming     outgoing    option

The following example permits clients running IPX/PPP to connect through the access server's VTY lines to a server running PPP.

interface loopback0
  no ip address
  ipx network 544
  ipx sap-interval 2000
!
translate tcp 172.21.14.67 port 1234 ppp 10.0.0.2 ipx loopback0 
!         incoming                   outgoing    option

The following example permits clients running ARA to connect through the access server's VTY lines to an AppleTalk network.

appletalk routing
translate x25 12345678 autocommand arap
!         incoming     outgoing 
  arap enable
  arap dedicated
  arap timelimit 45
  arap warningtime 5
  arap noguest
  arap require-manual-password
  arap net-access-list 614

The following example first shows the command to disable keepalives on a PPP line, then shows sample output from the show translate command when keepalives have been turned off on the line.

translate lat ramble ppp 172.21.2.2 keepalive 0
.
.
.
Router# show translate 
Translate From: LAT ramble
          To:   PPP 172.21.2.2 no-keepalive
          0/0 users active, 0 peak, 0 total, 0 failures

The following example specifies IP pooling from a DHCP server named ludicrous. It then specifies that incoming TCP traffic be translated to SLIP. The DHCP server will dynamically assign IP addresses on the outgoing sessions.

ip address-pool dhcp-proxy-client
ip dhcp-server ludicrous
translate x25 5467835 ppp ip-pool scope-name ludicrous

The following example specifies a local IP pool named scandal with IP addresses ranging from 172.18.10.10 through 172.18.10.110. It then specifies that incoming X.25 traffic be translated to PPP. The local IP pool scandal will be used to dynamically assign IP addresses on the outgoing sessions.

ip-pool scandal 172.18.10.10 172.18.10.110
translate x25 1234567 ppp ip-pool scope-name scandal

Related Commands

show translate
x29 access-list
x29 profile

x25 host

Use the x25 host global configuration command to define a static host name-to-address mapping. Use the no form of this command to remove the host name.

x25 host name x.121-address [cud call-user-data]
no x25 host name

Syntax Description

name	Host name.
x.121-address	X.121 address.
cud call-user-data	(Optional) Specifies the Call User Data (CUD) field in the X.25 Call Request packet.

Default

No static address mapping is defined.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command permits you to map an X.121 address to an easily recognizable name. You can later use this host name instead of the X.121 address when you issue the translate command for X.25.

Examples

The following example specifies a static address mapping:

x25 host Willard 4085551212

The following example removes a static address mapping:

no x25 host Willard

The following example specifies static address mapping from the X.121 address 12345678 to the host name masala. It then uses the name masala in the translate command in place of the X.121 address when translating from the X.25 host to the PPP host with address 1.0.0.2.

x25 host masala 12345678
translate x25 masala ppp 10.0.0.2 routing

Related Command

translate

x29 access-list

To limit access to the protocol translator from certain X.25 hosts, use the x29 access-list global configuration command. To delete an entire access list, use the no form of this command.

x29 access-list access-list-number {permit | deny} regular-expression
no x29 access-list access-list-number

Syntax Description

access-list-number	Number of the access list. It can be a value between 1 and 199.
deny	Denies access and clears call requests immediately.
permit	Permits access to the protocol translator.
regular-expression	Usually the X.121 address, with or without regular expression pattern-matching characters, with which to compare for access.

Default

No default access list is defined.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

An access list can contain any number of access list items. The list are processed in the order in which you entered them, with the first match causing the permit or deny condition. If an X.121 address does not match any of the regular expression in the access list, access will be denied.

Access lists take advantage of the message field defined by Recommendation X.29, which describes procedures for exchanging data between two PADs or a PAD and a DTE device.

The UNIX-style regular expression characters allow for pattern matching of characters and character strings in the address. Various pattern-matching constructions are available that will allow many addresses to be matched by a single regular expressions. Refer to the appendix "X.3 PAD Parameters" later in this publication for more information.

Example

The following example permits connections to hosts with addresses beginning with the string 31370:

x29 access-list 2 permit ^31370

x29 profile

To create a PAD profile script for use by the translate command, use the x29 profile global configuration command.

x29 profile name parameter:value [parameter:value]

Syntax Description

name	Name of the PAD profile script.
parameter:value	X.3 PAD parameter number and value separated by a colon. You can specify multiple parameter-value pairs.

Default

No default PAD profile script defined.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

When an X.25 connection is established, the protocol translator acts as if an X.29 SET PARAMETER packet had been sent containing the parameters and values set by the x29 profile command and sets the protocol translator accordingly.

Example

The following profile script turns local edit mode on when the connection is made and establishes local echo and line termination upon receipt of a Return. The name "linemode" is used with the translate global configuration command to effect use of this script.

x29 profile linemode 2:1 3:2 15:1

Related Command

translate

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