Remote Access Server

Point-to-Point Protocol

The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is an industry standard method of utilizing point-to-point links to transport multi-protocol datagrams. PPP is documented in RFC 1661. The Routing and Remote Access service stores PPP settings in the Windows 2000 registry under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RASMan\PPP.

PPP performs the following functions:

Provides multi-protocol data-link layer encapsulation
PPP creates frames that contain separate IP datagrams, IPX datagrams, or NetBEUI frames.
Establishes, maintains, and ends the logical link
The PPP protocol uses the Link Control Protocol (LCP) to establish and configure the parameters of the data-link connection. Part of the LCP negotiation is authenticating the credentials of the remote access client.
Provides protocol configuration
After the data-link connection has been negotiated, network layer protocols such as IP, IPX, and AppleTalk are configured. For example, for TCP/IP, an IP address is allocated to the remote access client by the remote access server. Compression and encryption are also negotiated.