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Subject: Re: PPTP thoughts anyone?
From: Michel Lavondes <lavondes @ tidtest . total . fr>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 22:42:50 +0100
To: Russ <Russ . Cooper @ rc . toronto . on . ca>
Cc: "'Firewalls'" <firewalls @ greatcircle . com>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 31 Jul 1996 13:55:53 EDT."

In message <c=US%a=_%p=Toronto%l=MAIL-960731175553Z-38 @
 mail .
 rc .
 toronto .
 on .
 ca>, 
Russ writes:
> I just had a thought about PPTP. Since the client is doing PPP (as far
> as its concerned) until it reaches the PPTP server device (today, an NT
> server), you presumably would then provide the client with all of its IP
> address information from this server. The routing of the PPP traffic
> (which is encapsulated in IGREP packets between the server and the FEP)
> is handled independently of the client (i.e. the client is not aware of
> the IP addresses along the way).

I (think I) know what a FEP is (Front End Processor), and since I
don't know what PPTP means/is, it might have something to do with
FEPs, but I could use some explanations :-)

advTHANKSance
> 
> [...]
> 

Michel Lavondes (lavondes @
 tidtest .
 total .
 fr)
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