RFC 2516 on Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet

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        RFC 2516: 

        Title:	    Method for Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE)
	Author(s):  L. Mamakos, K. Lidl, J. Evarts, D. Carrel,
		    D. Simone, R. Wheeler
	Status:     Informational
	Date:       February 1999
        Mailbox:    louie@uu.net, lidl@uu.net, jde@uu.net,
		    carrel@RedBack.net, dan@RedBack.net, 
	            ross@routerware.com	
	Pages:      17
        Characters: 32537
        Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None  
        I-D Tag:    draft-carrel-info-pppoe-02.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2516.txt


The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.  This
document describes how to build PPP sessions and encapsulate PPP
packets over Ethernet.

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