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Re: PPP over Ethernet?

  • From: dirk
  • Date: Thu Jun 04 02:26:36 1998 
On Thu, Jun 04, 1998 at 01:55:56AM -0400, Bradley Reynolds wrote:
> > I guess the poster wants to connect two ethernet cards directly to
> > each other using a crossover cable. This could save the ethernet
> > overhead. 
> 
> could you explain how ppp encapsulating (etherh+payload)
> reduces the overhead?

Who says you need the etherheader? Its not ethernet, its a point to
point connection in this setup.
 
> > Plus it would probably make for easier bonding of multiple
> > paralell links. Could be interesting...
> 
> buy a 100mb ether card.

Of course one would do this with 100mb ether cards.

Dirk

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