Remote Access Services: PPP connections

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is an Internet standard for transmitting data over serial lines.

It is the most widely used connection protocol among Internet service providers (ISPs). PPP allows individual computers to access networks, which in turn provide access to the Internet. The IBM^® iSeries™ server includes TCP/IP PPP support as part of its wide-area network (WAN) connectivity.

You can exchange data between locations by using PPP to connect a remote computer to your iSeries server. Through PPP, remote systems that are connected to your iSeries server can access resources or other machines that belong to the same network as your server. You can also configure your iSeries server to connect to the Internet by using PPP. The iSeries Navigator Dial-Up Connection Wizard can guide you through the process of connecting your iSeries server to the Internet or to an internal network.

• What's new for V5R4
  This topic highlights changed functions to Remote access services: PPP connections for V5R4.
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• PPP concepts
  You can use PPP to connect an iSeries server to remote networks, client PCs, another iSeries or an ISP. To fully utilize this protocol, you should understand both the capabilities and iSeries support for this protocol.
• Scenarios
  The scenarios in this topic help you understand how PPP works, and how you can implement a PPP environment in your network. These scenarios introduce fundamental PPP concepts from which beginners and experienced users can benefit before they proceed to the planning and configuration tasks.
• Plan PPP
  You can read this topic for information about creating and administering PPP connections.
• Configure PPP
  Before you can use PPP to set up a point-to-point connection, you must first configure your PPP environment.
• Manage PPP
  You can read about the PPP management tasks that you can do on the iSeries server.
• Troubleshoot PPP
  If you experience PPP connection problems, you can use this checklist to gather error information. This checklist can help you identify error symptoms and resolve PPP connection problems.
• Related information for PPP
  Listed here are IBM Redbooks™ (in PDF format) and Web sites that relate to the PPP topic. You can view or print any of the PDFs.