• The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is an obsolete method for implementing virtual private networks. PPTP has many well known security issues...
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    In computer networking, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link layer (layer 2) communication protocol between two routers directly without any host...
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  • In computer networks, a tunneling protocol is a communication protocol which allows for the movement of data from one network to another. It can, for example...
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  • In computer networking, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks (VPNs) or as part of the delivery...
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  • The Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames...
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  • Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a form of virtual private network (VPN) tunnel that provides a mechanism to transport Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)...
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  • (SASL) protocol Tunnel encapsulation for a variety of tunneling scenarios: IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels IPv4 over IPv6 tunnels IPv6 over UDP/IPv4 tunnels for built-in...
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  • is a tunneling protocol developed by Cisco Systems that can encapsulate a wide variety of network layer protocols inside virtual point-to-point links...
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  • networking, the Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA) is a layer 2 data-link protocol typically used to connect domestic broadband modems to ISPs via phone...
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  • Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) encrypts data in Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based dial-up connections or Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)...
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  • L2F, or Layer 2 Forwarding, is a tunneling protocol developed by Cisco Systems, Inc. to establish virtual private network connections over the Internet...
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  • Discovery Protocol PAgP - Cisco Systems proprietary link aggregation protocol PPP Point-to-Point Protocol PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PAP Password...
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  • platforms. Microsoft Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) tunnels Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) or Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol traffic through an SSL/TLS channel...
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  • IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling protocol, requires that the tunnel endpoint have a public IPv4 address. However, many hosts currently attach to the IPv4 Internet...
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  • Look up tunneling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tunneling or tunnelling may refer to: Digging tunnels (the literal meaning) Hobby tunneling Quantum...
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  • IP in IP (category Tunneling protocols)
    IP in IP is an IP tunneling protocol that encapsulates one IP packet in another IP packet. To encapsulate an IP packet in another IP packet, an outer...
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    networks, the security model of typical PPVPN protocols is weaker with respect to tunneling protocols used in customer-provided VPN, especially for confidentiality...
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    VTun (category Internet protocols)
    Virtual Tunnels over TCP/IP networks. It supports Internet Protocol (IP), Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) protocols. It...
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  • Forwarding Protocol L2TP, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol NetBIOS, Network Basic Input Output System PAP, Password Authentication Protocol PPTP, Point-to-Point Tunneling...
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  • List of computing and IT abbreviations (category Articles prone to spam from October 2013)
    PPM—Pages Per Minute PPP—Point-to-Point Protocol PPPoA—PPP over ATM PPPoE—PPP over Ethernet PPTP—Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PR—Pull Request PROM—Programmable...
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  • IPOP (category Tunneling protocols)
    based user-space VPN Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Microsoft method for implementing VPN Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) Microsoft method...
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  • both OpenVPN and IKEv2. NordVPN once used L2TP/IPSec and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connections for routers, but these were later removed...
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  • via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST; RFC 4851) is a protocol proposal by Cisco Systems as a replacement for LEAP. The protocol was designed to address the...
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  • WireGuard (category Tunneling protocols)
    better performing than IPsec and OpenVPN, two common tunneling protocols. The WireGuard protocol passes traffic over UDP. In March 2020, the Linux version...
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  • replaced by the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which is better engineered, has more features, and does not require its IP address configuration to be set before...
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  • 6in4 (category Tunneling protocols)
    referred to as SIT, is an IPv6 transition mechanism for migrating from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6. It is a tunneling protocol that encapsulates...
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  • and current usage. These acronyms are used to discuss LAN, internet, WAN, routing and switching protocols, and their applicable organizations. The table...
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  • networking, a softwire protocol is a type of tunneling protocol that creates a virtual "wire" that transparently encapsulates another protocol as if it was an...
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    connection is achieved by tunneling of other protocols. This includes tunneling of USB 3.2 Gen 2 and DisplayPort. Other optional protocols, such as PCI Express...
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  • IEC 60870-5 (category Network protocols)
    suitable for data transfer over Ethernet & serial line (PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol). The control field data of IEC104 contains various types of mechanisms...
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