PPP

PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a method of transmitting IP packets over serial lines. In other words, it connects a computer to the Internet by using a serial connection, such as a modem.

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The Protocols Compared

A summary of the history of Internet, Slip, and PPP

rfc 1331

Network Working Group's description of PPP

What is PPP?

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browsers

FTP

Detail:

A PPP connection allows a user to view graphical browsers, retrieve and send files via an FTP program such as Fetch, and read and store e-mail. It is an approved standard of the Internet Engineering Task Force's Working Group, and it is superior to the earlier designed serial connection SLIP, in many ways.

• It contains an error detection feature, which solves errors in the first part of the transmission, instead of letting them be passed up to higher stages.
• It provides an encapsulation protocol over bit-oriented synchronous links and asynchronous links with 8 bits of data and no parity.
• It is designed to retain compatibility with most commonly used supporting hardware.
• "The PPP encapsulation also provides for multiplexing of different network-layer protocols simultaneously over the same link. It is intended that PPP provide a common solution for easy connection of a wide variety of hosts, bridges and routers." - rfc 1331