AW: PPP through ssh?

[Helmut Heller]

You wrote:
> PPP is a Layer 2 protocol while ssh is used to secure TCP connections. I
> can imagine that you could possibly encapsulate PPP and send it via ssh but
> why would you want to?

Well, I know that it is kind of wasteful, but the idea is to have a cheap  
and yet secure VPN:
encrypt the PPP trafic via ssh.
If the trafic volume is not too high, this should work out fine and come for free.

Bye,
Helmut

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