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June 6, 2000

PPP-HOWTO Beta 1 - Request for Feedback

There is a Beta of the new PPP-HOWTO here. This is the first update to the document in 3 years and we are requesting feedback. The PPP-HOWTO is a Linux Documentation Project document. The updating of the document has been sponsored in part by the Open Source Documentation Fund from OpenDocs Publishing.

PPP (the Point to Point Protocol) is a mechanism for creating and running IP (the Internet Protocol) and other network protocols over a serial link - be that a direct serial connection (using a null-modem cable), over a telnet established link or a link made using modems and telephone lines (and of course using digital lines such as ISDN).

Using PPP, you can connect your Linux PC to a PPP server and access the resources of the network to which the server is connected (almost) as if you were directly connected to that network.

You can also set up your Linux PC as a PPP server, so that other computers can dial into your computer and access the resources on your local PC and/or network.

As PPP is a peer-to-peer system, you can also use PPP on two Linux PCs to link together two networks (or a local network to the Internet), creating a Wide Area Network (WAN).