SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual Viewing Your Current PPP Configuration

Viewing Your Current PPP Configuration

The [Point to Point Protocol (PPP) Configuration] page displays the following fields:

Field	Description
Interface	This is the predefined name of the PPP interface.
VC	This is the virtual circuit over which the PPP data
	are sent. The VC identifies the physical path the
	data takes to reach your ISP.
Interface Sec Type	This fields indicates the type of firewall protections
	that are effective on the interface ([Public],
	[Private], or [DMZ]).
	A [Public] interface connects to the Internet (PPP
	interfaces are typically public). Packets received on
	a public interface are subject to the most restrictive
	set of firewall protections defined in the software.
	A [Private] interface connects to your LAN, such as
	the Ethernet interface. Packets received on a private
	interface are subject to a less restrictive set of
	protections, because they originate within the
	network.
	The term [DMZ] (de-militarized zone), in Internet
	networking terms, refers to computers that are
	available for both public and in-network accesses
	(such as a company's public Web server). Packets
	incoming on a DMZ interface - whether from a LAN
	or external source - are subject to a set of
	protections that is in between public and private
	interfaces in terms of restrictiveness.
Protocol	This is the type of PPP protocol used. Your ISP
	may use PPP-over-Ethernet ([PPPoE]) or
	PPP-over-ATM ([PPPoA]).
WAN IP	This is the IP address currently assigned to your
	WAN (DSL) port by your ISP.
Gateway IP	This is the IP address of the server at your ISP that
	provides you access to the Internet. See Hops and
	gateways on page 86 for a description of gateway
	addresses.

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