Is there any commercial PPP that's easier to use?

Is there any commercial PPP that's easier to use?

Yes. Solaris sells its "Solstice PPP" product with its server
system. It requires a license for the server side (usually an ISP), but
not for the client-side.
Previously, you had to have access to the Solaris server CDROM to obtain
the software. Solstice PPP is now available for free download from
the Solaris 8 Admin Pack,

http://www.Sun.COM/software/solaris/easyaccess/sol8.html


Basically, to set up, you use the GUI program pppinit to set up the PPP
link. You start and stop PPP with "/etc/init.d/ppp start" (and stop),
as with aspppd, or use the GUI program ppptool. Solstice PPP is
documented in the Solstice PPP AnswerBook at http://docs.Sun.COM/ and
a easier to set up than aspppd and pppd.


Progressive Systems, Inc. sells Morning Star PPP, probably the most
successful third-party PPP commercial product. It's available for
Solaris/x86 (and several other systems) for a 15-day evaluation from
http://www.progressive-systems.com/




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