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Report bugs, problems etc. to: i4l-ippp@franken.de
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Introduction.
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The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard way to transmit
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datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard way for the
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machines at either end of the link (the `peers') to negotiate various
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optional characteristics of the link. Using PPP, a serial link can be
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used to transmit Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, allowing TCP/IP
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connections between the peers. PPP is defined in several RFC (Request
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For Comments) documents, in particular RFCs 1661, 1662, 1332 and 1334.
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Other RFCs describe standard ways to transmit datagrams from other
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network protocols (e.g., DECnet, OSI, Appletalk), but this package
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only supports IP.
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This implementation consists of two parts:
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- kernel code, which implements an interface between the isdn4linux
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subsystem and the networking code. The interface also forwards
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control frames to the ippp-device
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- The PPP daemon (ipppd), which negotiates with the peer to establish
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the link and configures the ippp network interface. Ipppd includes
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support for authentication, so you can control which other systems
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may make a PPP connection and what IP addresses they may use.
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