Using and Managing PPP: Help for Network Administrators (Paperback)

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