Aggressive Mode. Main mode requires 3
null modem. Cable or connection device used to connect two computing devices directly rather than over a network.
packet. Logical grouping of information that includes a header and data. Compare frame, datagram.
PAP. Password Authentication Protocol. Security protocol within the PPP pro- tocol suite that prevents unauthorized access to network services. See RFC 1334 for PAP specifications. Compare CHAP.
parity. Method of checking the integrity of each character received over a communication channel.
Peer External IP Address. The Peer External IP Address is the public, or routable IP address of the remote gateway or VPN server you are establish- ing the tunnel with.
Peer Internal IP Network. The Peer Internal IP Network is the private, or Local Area Network (LAN) address of the remote gateway or VPN Server you are communicating with.
Peer Internal IP Netmask. The Peer Internal IP Netmask is the subnet mask of the Peer Internal IP Network.
PFS Enable. Enable Perfect Forward Secrecy. PFS forces a DH negotiation during Phase II of
PING. Packet INternet Groper. Utility program that uses an ICMP echo mes- sage and its reply to verify that one network node can reach another. Often used to verify that two hosts can communicate over a network.