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Re: PPP over Ethernet?


From: woody () zocalo net (Bill Woodcock)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 23:57:51 -0700

The standard for PPP over Ethernet is L2TP.  The pre-standard proprietary
implementations were L2F and PPTP, from Cisco and Microsoft, respectively.
I believe you'll find Internet Drafts on all three.

The idea is neither "highly bogus" nor used in association with 10Base-T
cross-over cables.  It's used to tunnel ATCP, IPCP, IPXCP, et cetera over
IP.

                        -Bill Woodcock


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