I would have to agree with Ken, Jay. Your setup is commendable. I've read your descriptions of this in the past (about four or five months ago), but never paid it much mind.
I can see how the Layer 3 supported Point to Point Tunneling Protocol, or PPTP, is supported. For those who don't know, PPTP encapsulates nonroutable protocols (such as Novell's IPX, Apple, DEC/LAT, etc.) at Layer 3 and provides encryption at the same time over an Internet, creating, in effect, a virtual private network, or VPN, link.
But you suggest that perhaps Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) might at some point be achievable over the same DSL network arrangement soon? Do you see a potential problem commanding paths at Layer 2 over your current service without getting your service provider involved? I don't know, just asking, and glad you brought this up.
L3 is L3 in the universe, and have control of your own destiny to a great extent. But L2, being a bridged path, is not your own I wouldn't think. It's been my impression, at least, that in order to achieve L2TP on the public net you needed the ISP's complicity. Again, I'm not well versed in these protocols as they apply to individual user adaptations, at this time.
Comments and corrections welcome. Jay.. Anyone?
Regards, Frank |
