15 Minute Series What is SLIP/PPP?


How does a SLIP/PPP connection work?
  1. A user's modem dials up a remote computer at an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  2. The SLIP/PPP software requests a SLIP/PPP connection.

  3. Once the connection is made, the service provider assigns the user's computer an IP address (in the case of a service provider who assigns IP addresses "on the fly").

  4. The TCP/IP software on the user's computer "takes over" and manages the flow of data between the Internet and the user's computer.




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