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Re: PPP over Ethernet?


From: dirk () power net
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 23:10:25 -0700

On Thu, Jun 04, 1998 at 01:55:56AM -0400, Bradley Reynolds wrote:
I guess the poster wants to connect two ethernet cards directly to
each other using a crossover cable. This could save the ethernet
overhead. 

could you explain how ppp encapsulating (etherh+payload)
reduces the overhead?

Who says you need the etherheader? Its not ethernet, its a point to
point connection in this setup.
 
Plus it would probably make for easier bonding of multiple
paralell links. Could be interesting...

buy a 100mb ether card.

Of course one would do this with 100mb ether cards.

Dirk






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