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diff --git a/net/pppd/DESCR b/net/pppd/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..833f0f2c813 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/pppd/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +The PPP Daemon is the userland part of the Point-to-Point Protocol. It works +in combination with a dedicated kernel network interface usually named ppp. +PPP is a very extensible protocol and pppd supports a large number of options, +including compression (through various algorithms), cryptography (Microsoft's +MPPE) and authentication (PAP, CHAP, Microsoft CHAP), provided the kernel has +the relevant back-ends in some cases. |