Peer-to-Peer Tunnelling Protocol, a widely used Microsoft® tunnelling standard deemed to be relatively insecure.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. The Internet can be used for low-cost, secure remote access to a corporate network with virtual private networking support on Windows NT. This new protocol works over a local call to an Internet Service Provider to gain secure access to the corporate network using the Internet. PPTP, an open, industry standard, supports the most prevalent networking protocols--IP, IPX, and NetBEUI. Companies can use PPTP to out source their remote dial-up needs to an Internet service provider or other carrier to reduce cost and complexity.
Stands for "Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol." PPTP is a networking standard ...
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, a standard developed jointly by Microsoft, U.S. Robotics, 3Com, and others, for tunneling PPP packets across IP connections. This protocol, incorporated into Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and other products, is now being merged with Cisco's Layer 2 Fowarding (L2F) into a new Internet standard called Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP).
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A protocol developed by Microsoft that enables PPP tunneling (that is encapsulation and encryption of PPP session) over the Internet. Also see VPN.
Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol. Used to create secure connections between private networks though the internet or an ISP.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A method for establishing a virtual private network (VPN) by embedding Microsoft's network protocol into Internet packets.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, an open protocol expected to become the industry standard for remote access. It combines Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) with Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) into one remote access protocol. It enables users to make one local phone call and connect to the corporate LAN via the Internet. A cost savings is incurred by the user dialing a local number instead of a toll free number provided by the corporation. PPTP makes the Internet and private IP backbones more secure for accessing an organization’s internal network. Network managers can extend a virtual private network from a server throughout the Internet and still retain control of their user passwords and accounts via PPTP. PPTP saves costs and utilizes existing Internet and IP networks. (See PAC).
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a private server, creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using a TCP/IP-based network.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. A more secure form of Point to Point Protocol which excludes unauthorized users from access to the connection.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. An encryption protocol used for remote computers to securely access other computer networks across an Internet connection.
See Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, a newer technology supporting multi-protocol virtual private networks (VPNs), letting remote user access to corporate networks securely across the Internet.
A secure remote access protocol, developed by Ascend Communications, Inc. and touted by Microsoft Corp. for their Windows platforms, that allows remote users to access their corporate network(s) via the Internet. PPTP makes use of encryption to secure the virtual private connection between the user and the corporate network. The tunneling nature of PPTP allows users to piggyback IPX and NetBEUI on IP packets.
PPTP - Point To Point Tunneling Protocol - is the Microsoft protocol for Virtual Private Networking.
oint-to- oint unneling rotocol. A protocol designed for VPN. Commonly used to remotely connect to corporate networks. To be used through a router, PPPoE must be supported by the router's firmware.
PPTP provides security for transmission of sensitive information over unprotected networks such as the Internet.
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. A new technology developed by Microsoft, US Robotics, and others to enable Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to work securely over the Internet without exposing their communications to intercept. It is currently available only to Windows NT and linux networks. As of June 2, 1998, security flaws have been revealed in Windows NT, which make it much less secure than previously believed. Security patches are expected.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A protocol for communication that facilitates virtual private networking to enable secure remote access to corporate networks via the Internet. See Also: PPP, TCP/IP, VPN
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a protocol that allows companies to use private tunnels through the Internet, thus reducing call charges but still maintaining a secure link.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Provides a means for tunneling IP traffic in layer 2. RFC 2637
PPTP is a protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet. Effectively, a corporation uses a Wide-Area Network (WAN) as a single large local area network. A company no longer needs to lease its own lines for wide-area communication but can securely use the public networks. This kind of interconnection is known as a virtual private network (VPN). PPTP is known as a Layer 2 VPN and provides per-session authentication and optional encryption of data (MPPE). PPTP is built into Microsoft's Dial-up Networking, which is included with Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000. It is the easiest and most common method of establishing a connection for casual VPN access.
(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) A tunneling protocol developed by Ascend Communications, ECI Telecom, Microsoft, and U.S. Robotics that encapsulates PPP frames over TCP/IP networks. There is no standard implementation of PPTP.
(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) - A VPN protocol that allows the Point to Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. This protocol is also used as a type of broadband connection in Europe.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over public Internet. Effectively, using a WAN as a single large LAN, company no longer needs to lease its own lines for wide-area communication but can securely use the public networks.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, a technology for creating Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Because the Internet is essentially an open network, the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is used to ensure that messages transmitted from one VPN node to another are secure. With PPTP, users can dial in to their corporate network via the Internet.
One of two protocols (with IPsec) used for VPNs. PPTP stands for Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A protocol that enables virtual private networking – enabling secure remote access to corporate networks via the Internet. The PPTP specification builds on standards such as PPP and TCP/IP. See also PPP and TCP/IP.
(Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) - Protocol used to create LAN-to-LAN tunnels between Windows NT servers that have installed the PPTP protocol. PPTP wraps and encrypts IP packets and sends them to a destination server. This provides secure tunneling between sites from within NT, without extra equipment or changes to the network. This protocol is used to provide security for data when accessing a company network remotely, through the Internet.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Microsoft's Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Some of the features in L2TP were derived from PPTP.
(Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) - The VPN client software solution included with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000.
A Layer 2 protocol that can work in a non-IP enterprise environment, which is one of its strengths for customers who use multiple protocols rather than using only IP. PPTP provides low packet overhead and good compression, but its weaknesses are on the security front.
A VPN tunneling protocol with encryption. It uses one TCP port (for negotiation and authentication of a VPN connection) and one IP protocol (for data transfer) to connect the two nodes in a VPN. Though favored by Microsoft, many experts feel PPTP offers weaker confidentiality of data than a competing standard, IPSec.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A tunneling protocol using existing Internet protocols of PPP and TCP/IP to create Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). See also tunneling, VPN.