Re: IBM TCP/IP and PPP ?

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From: Ed Geraghty
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:21

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In article <726724252snx@montage.UUCP> platinum@montage.UUCP (Doug Swallow) writes:
>sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes in article <1993Jan9.191351.15868@midway.uchicago.edu>:
>
>> Not yet, but reportedly PPP is slated for the next version.
>
>Four messages referring to PPP and not one says what it is and why I, as a
>TCP/IP user, may care.  What is it? :-)
>
>--

PPP Point-to-Point Protocol is a means to transmit network packets over
serial and leased lines. It is similar in function to SLIP but it has
much better features. Like (ondemand link activation, link timeout) look
in comp.protocols.ppp their is a FAQ. Basically it like being on the backbone
from a remote machine.

                                    See Ya,

                                    Ed G.

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