Using and Managing PPP

Andrew Sun's experience with computers dates back to the early 1980s. He is an electrical engineer by training, with an MSEE degree from Stanford University. Andrew has many years of experience in the telecommunications industry and has performed engineering work for emerging broadband ISDN and ATM products. He currently engineers IT infrastructures, and his areas of expertise include networking, firewalls, email with SMTP, DNS, Usenet, Solaris administration, and of course, dial-up remote access.

Preface. 1. What Is PPP? Early Remote Access and Networking Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Open Systems Interconnect Model What You Need to Know 2. Serial Interfaces and Modems Serial Interfacing Modems 3. How PPP Works PPP Frame Format PPP Connection States Link Control Protocol Authentication in PPP Network Control Protocol Internet Protocol Control Protocol Compressed Datagram What PPP Doesn't Provide 4. TCP/IP The Internet Protocol Van Jacobson Compression IP Addresses Media Access Control Addresses Routing 5. Selecting Hardware, Software, and Services Selecting Serial Connections PPP Hardware PPP Software. 6. Dial-out PPP Setup PPP Sign-on Procedures General PPP Setup Steps Linux PPP-2.3 Solaris PPP Windows 3.1 Windows 98 (and 95) Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 7. Dial-in PPP Setup Dial-in PPP Architecture for Internet Access Communication Servers Linux PPP-2.3 Solaris PPP Windows NT 4.0 Server. 8. Network Architectures Incorporating PPP Choosing Network Architectures Proxy ARP Split Subnet Unnumbered PPP in a Subnet Multipoint PPP in a Subnet. 9. Routing to PPP Connections Routing Entries Using Default Routes Using Subnet Routes Using Host-Specific Routes Dynamic Routing Protocols. 10. Domain Name System Domain Name System Hierarchy Using DNS DNS Records for PPP Setting up DNS Name Resolution DNS Servers. 11. Customizing and Tuning PPP PPP Startup Options for Dial-in Servers PPP Startup Options for dial-out Servers Adjustable LCP Options Authentication Policy Adjustable IPCP Options Setting IP Addresses Other Adjustable Settings. 12. Authentication Password Authentication Protocol Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Microsoft CHAP Authenticating Outside PPP Call Back Security Tokens. 13. Private Networks Private Network Setup Application Layer Proxies Network Address Translation. 14. Virtual Private Networking and Tunneling Virtual Private Network Architectures Tunneling Protocols Redirecting Serial Input/Output Setting up Outgoing PPP Tunnels Setting up Incoming PPP Tunnels Routing with Tunnels Network Security. 15. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Approaches Trace and Activity Logs Checking the Serial Connection Checking Modems Chat Script Problems PPP Failures Checking TCP/IP. 16. What's New for PPP? Communication Services Network Layer Protocols PPP Extensions Developments Relating to PPP Product Obsolescence A. PPP Assigned Numbers B. Serial Interface Emulation