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PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for Name Server Addresses
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Network Working Group S. Cobb
Request for Comments: 1877 Microsoft
Category: Informational December 1995
PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for
Name Server Addresses
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [1] provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links. PPP
defines an extensible Link Control Protocol and a family of Network
Control Protocols (NCPs) for establishing and configuring different
network-layer protocols.
This document extends the NCP for establishing and configuring the
Internet Protocol over PPP [2], defining the negotiation of primary
and secondary Domain Name System (DNS) [3] and NetBIOS Name Server
(NBNS) [4] addresses.
Table of Contents
1. Additional IPCP Configuration options ................. 1
1.1 Primary DNS Server Address .................... 2
1.2 Primary NBNS Server Address ................... 3
1.3 Secondary DNS Server Address .................. 4
1.4 Secondary NBNS Server Address ................. 5
REFRENCES .................................................... 6
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS ...................................... 6
CHAIR'S ADDRESS .............................................. 6
AUTHOR'S ADDRESS ............................................. 6
1. Additional IPCP Configuration Options
The four name server address configuration options, 129 to 132,
provide a method of obtaining the addresses of Domain Name System
(DNS) servers and (NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS) nodes on the remote
network.
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