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What is point-to-point protocol?
A communications protocol used to connect computers to remote networking services including Internet service providers.



  
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Submitted by: tituxjec
 
In networking, the Point-to-Point Protocol, or PPP, is a data link protocol commonly used to establish a direct connection between two networking nodes. It can provide connection authentication and can also provide transmission encryption privacy and compression.

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January 15, 2006 01:09:34   #1  
ankitsays9 Member Since: January 2006   Contribution: 62    
RE: What is point-to-point protocol
In networking the Point-to-Point Protocol is commonly used to establish a direct connection between two nodes. Its primary use has been to connect computers using a phone line though it is also occasionally used over broadband connections.
 
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November 04, 2007 13:37:16   #2  
puneet chawla        
RE: What is point-to-point protocol?
PPP works at the data link layer it is a path (leased line /ISDN line ) through which two dissimilar networks (wan connections) can be joined.Thanks.
 
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May 04, 2008 13:57:02   #3  
siyanat Member Since: May 2008   Contribution: 5    
RE: What is point-to-point protocol?
bus topology point to point protocol is the connectivity between one node to another following bus topology
 
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July 21, 2008 07:06:46   #4  
akachan13 Member Since: July 2008   Contribution: 1    
RE: What is point-to-point protocol?
idon't know!

 
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March 12, 2009 06:50:08   #5  
tituxjec Member Since: February 2008   Contribution: 8    
RE: What is point-to-point protocol?
In networking the Point-to-Point Protocol or PPP is a data link protocol commonly used to establish a direct connection between two networking nodes. It can provide connection authentication and can also provide transmission encryption privacy and compression.
 
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