RASFinder User Guide
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Point-to-Point Setup
The PPP Port Setup dialog box controls the WAN port protocol, dial on demand, and remote port
setup. The WAN port protocol can be either Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) or Serial Line Internet
Protocol (SLIP). Of these two protocols, PPP is the more robust as it allows the end-points to
negotiate the use of the link and protocol parameters in a standardized way and also allows for
standardized encapsulation of the packets. SLIP is an older protocol which requires manual
authentication using a script.
PPP is the default protocol. If SLIP is to be used, click on the PPP Enable option to disable PPP,
then select the SLIP Enable option. Determine if the TCP header is going to be compressed using
VJC compression. If VJC compression is used, select the CSLIP (Van Jacobson Compression) optio