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Tables of Contents for Using and Managing Ppp
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
 
1. What Is PPP?
1
9
Early Remote Access and Networking
1
3
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
4
1
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
5
1
Open Systems Interconnect Model
6
2
What You Need to Know
8
2
2. Serial Interfaces and Modems
10
19
Serial Interfacing
10
11
Modems
21
8
3. How PPP Works
29
31
PPP Frame Format
30
5
PPP Connection States
35
2
Link Control Protocol
37
11
Authentication in PPP
48
5
Network Control Protocol
53
1
Internet Protocol Control Protocol
54
4
Compressed Datagram
58
1
What PPP Doesn't Provide
59
1
4. TCP/IP
60
24
The Internet Protocol
61
5
Van Jacobson Compression
66
3
IP Addresses
69
6
Media Access Control Addresses
75
3
Routing
78
6
5. Selecting Hardware, Software, and Services
84
19
Selecting Serial Connections
84
4
PPP Hardware
88
6
PPP Software
94
9
6. Dial-out PPP Setup
103
52
PPP Sign-on Procedures
104
2
General PPP Setup Steps
106
1
Linux PPP-2.3
107
10
Solaris PPP
117
11
Windows 3.1
128
1
Windows 98 (and 95)
128
15
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
143
12
7. Dial-in PPP Setup
155
35
Dial-in PPP Architecture for Internet Access
156
2
Communication Servers
158
7
Linux PPP-2.3
165
7
Solaris PPP
172
6
Windows NT 4.0 Server
178
12
8. Network Architectures Incorporating PPP
190
23
Choosing Network Architectures
190
3
Proxy ARP
193
4
Split Subnet
197
4
Unnumbered
201
3
PPP in a Subnet
204
5
Multipoint PPP in a Subnet
209
4
9. Routing to PPP Connections
213
19
Routing Entries
213
5
Using Default Routes
218
2
Using Subnet Routes
220
3
Using Host-Specific Routes
223
3
Dynamic Routing Protocols
226
6
10. Domain Name System
232
13
Domain Name System Hierarchy
233
2
Using DNS
235
1
DNS Records for PPP
236
2
Setting up DNS Name Resolution
238
5
DNS Servers
243
2
11. Customizing and Tuning PPP
245
24
PPP Startup Options for Dial-in Servers
245
3
PPP Startup Options for Dial-out Servers
248
2
Adjustable LCP Options
250
7
Authentication Policy
257
3
Adjustable IPCP Options
260
4
Setting IP Addresses
264
4
Other Adjustable Settings
268
1
12. Authentication
269
20
Password Authentication Protocol
270
4
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
274
4
Microsoft CHAP
278
2
Authenticating Outside PPP
280
3
Call Back
283
2
Security Tokens
285
4
13. Private Networks
289
13
Private Network Setup
290
1
Application Layer Proxies
291
4
Network Address Translation
295
7
14. Virtual Private Networking and Tunneling
302
26
Virtual Private Network Architectures
303
3
Tunneling Protocols
306
4
Redirecting Serial Input/Output
310
3
Setting up Outgoing PPP Tunnels
313
5
Setting up Incoming PPP Tunnels
318
4
Routing with Tunnels
322
4
Network Security
326
2
15. Troubleshooting
328
55
Troubleshooting Approaches
328
1
Trace and Activity Logs
329
1
Checking the Serial Connection
330
13
Checking Modems
343
5
Chat Script Problems
348
6
PPP Failures
354
17
Checking TCP/IP
371
12
16. What's New for PPP?
383
14
Communication Services
384
3
Network Layer Protocols
387
1
PPP Extensions
388
6
Developments Relating to PPP
394
2
Product Obsolescence
396
1
A. PPP Assigned Numbers
397
13
B. Serial Interface Emulation
410
11
Index
421