Dial-Up Networking

Dial-up networking refers to the arrangement in which a remote access client makes a nonpermanent, dial-up connection to a physical port on a remote access server by using the service of a telecommunications provider such as analog phone or ISDN. The best example of dial-up networking is that of a dial-up networking client who dials the phone number of one of the ports/modem of a remote access server.

Dial-Up Remote Access Clients

The two main communication protocols used by dial-up remote access clients are the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP). PPP has become an industry-standard communications protocol because of its popularity.

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) has become ...

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