PPP supports PAP and CHAP for authentication. Cisco HDLC doesn't. Cisco HDLC is extremely simple with few features. Its only real benefit is simplicity.
One advantage Cisco HDLC has over PPP is support for AutoInstall on serial interfaces, but I don't think this applies to POS interfaces. Priscilla At 04:21 PM 3/16/02, bergenpeak wrote: >I was somewhat surprised to see a Juniper box support cisco hdlc >encap on a POS interface. Didn't realize that other vendors supported >this standard. Which brings me to my question. > >Is there any unique benefit to the specific encap (PPP, cisco HDLC) >used on a POS interface? Is there some technical or operational >reason to select one encap over the other? Since I don't know what >vendors besides cisco and juniper support cisco-hdlc, assume that both >ends of the POS pipe support cisco hdlc. > > >Thanks ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38620&t=38557 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
