From
before the commercialization of
the Internet, Morning Star PPP has
been the connectivity tool of choice
for UNIX experts everywhere. With an
installed base of over 8000,
Morning Star PPP has been used on all
seven continents. Nowhere can you
find as reliable a connectivity tool
than here at Progressive Systems.
Whether building a corporate Intranet,
a Server in providing Internet Services,
or simply as a client to the Internet,
Morning Star PPP is your only
choice for fast, versatile,
and reliable connectivity.
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Fast
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- Uses VJ Header compression as per RFC 1144
- PPP CCP link level compression with Predictor-1
- Asynch speeds as great as the platform allows
- Synch speeds of over 1.544 mbps*
- TCP 'fast queue' for priority transmission of
interactive packets
- STREAMS tty module reduces context switches by
factor of up to 1500
- Quick connection time to establish connectivity
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Versatile
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- Easy and flexible configuration
- Transparent "On - Demand" link establishment
and idle time disconnect
- Many pre-configured dialer scripts
- Operates as a PPP server for many clients
- Operates as a client, supporting Dynamic IP allocation
- Operates as an Intranet connectivity solution,
with Dynamic IP allocation and support for Dedicated and Dial
on Demand connections
- Ability to operate as an internetwork router
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Reliable
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- Link Quality Monitor watches link Status, reliability,
and performance
- Multiple line fail-over for redundancy
- Security built in, including PAP, CHAP, and filtering
by protocol, source, or destination.
- Wide industry support (10 different UNIX versions)
- Interoperable with other vendors PPP implementations
- Includes work around features to overcome deficiencies
in weak PPP implementations
- Benchmark by which other PPP implementations
are measured
- Flexible daemon implementation
- Adjusts to other end's parity
- Dial-up session accounting
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