ccruss@pollux (Russ Hobby) (11/08/90)
This is a summary of the latest features of the PPP implementation for the KA9Q code done by Katie Stevens here at UCDavis. The current version can be used for both the client environment (a remote PC connecting to the network) and the server environment (like a terminal server only doing PPP). Like previous versions this one does Van Jacobson's compression. The main new feature of this version is that it does authentication and based on that authentication can verify or assign IP addresses. The remote PC can tell the server what address he is and it can be verified by the server via the authentication. Or the remote PC can ask the server to tell it what its addresses is. The address can be a fixed address based on the authentication for those that need a fixed address, or the server can assign a temporary address from a pool of addresses. The main advantage of having the server assign the address is that the same software distribution can be handed out to all users with out having to worry about the configuration file, they're all the same. Support for an eight line async board is just about done. This is will make getting more lines into a server easier. We have also be using this code as low cost routers to sites with low bandwidth requirements and limited funds. I know that a 9600 baud link to the Internet doesn't sound like much, but their other option is nothing at all and the 9600 baud line helps them demonstrate the need for a more reasonable connection. Katie is also working on the interface to a PC sync board that will allow use of 56K or 64K sync lines. The README file on the the code is below. Russell Hobby Data Communications Manager U. C. Davis Computing Services INTERNET: rdhobby@ucdavis.edu Davis Ca 95616 BITNET: RDHOBBY@UCDAVIS (916) 752-0236 UUCP: ...!ucbvax!ucdavis!rdhobby ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KA9Q Internet Software Package with Point-to-Point Protocol =========================================================== Files available via anonymous FTP from ucdavis.ucdavis.edu dist/ppp directory: NETPPP.ZIP -- compiled code; KA9Q with PPP, sample startup files and KA9Q documentation SRC.ZIP -- source code; unmodified distribution file for KA9Q Internet Software Package v900828 NOS PPPSRC.ZIP -- source code; additional files for PPP -- Katie Stevens dkstevens@ucdavis.edu Computing Services University of California, Davis