DATACORE PPP SOFTWARE V1.113 DataCore PPP v1.113, a Point-to-Point Protocol software for systems running under NeXTStep 3.1 and higher, is offered for SPARC, Intel, NeXT and HPPA architectures, but HPPA and SPARC are still in beta testing stage. DataCore's Point-to-Point Protocol Software is especially designed for NeXTStep platforms to interconnect local area networks or to simply connect a standalone NeXTStep machine to the Internet via a service provider. The self installing package comes with a highly integrated NeXTStep application for easy handling of configuration files, daemon control and administration. DataCore PPP is able of demultiplexing an IP packet stream on several transport devices (RS-232 modems as well as TCP/IP based modems and probably ISDN adaptors soon), regarding the speed and load of each device. The common Van Jacobsen TCP header compression algorithms, protocol field compression, address and control field compression enhance the link performance of DataCore PPP. In addition to the standard PPP escape an extended escaping method increases the reliability of the link. The built-in priority manager promises faster interactive sessions for services like telnet or rlogin. An implementation of a well known LZW compression and DES encryption algorithm guarantee security and high performance. For authentification purposes the standard user/ password authentification protocol (UPAP) and the improved challenge authentification protocols (CHAP) are supported by the software. Other features like selective dial on demand, packet rejecting, idle timeouts and priorities are each configurable by IP packet patterns (source/destination ip, source/destination ports, and all other important information in IP headers). These patterns can be grouped together into named timegroups being active in a separately configurated time interval. All these features can be easily configured either by the included NeXTStep application or by editing the human readable configuration files with an UNIX texteditor. DataCore PPP is able to support individual dialup scripts. The administrator is pleased to write them in whatever language he prefers (Perl, C, or for simple dialups even shell scripts, using the included UNIX commands). To interactively control the DataCore PPP a UNIX command is included to change the configuration, link state and logging style at runtime. For easy setup of the software an logging system is included. It's possible to enable or disable groups of log messages which may be separated into individual files. Not like other PPP software, this package is well separated into two parts: A very small loadable kernel server and a daemon responsible for most of the functionality. This separation grants a highly stable product since most of the complex code is running outside the kernel space. To sum it up it can be said that DataCore PPP is the most advanced and user friendliest PPP software for NeXTStep 3.1 and higher. For detailed information about DataCore PPP feel free to contact DataCore, Amir Guindehi and Michael Hauber. ORDERING INFORMATION The software runs about thirty minutes after bootup without any license key. You may order an evaluation or permanent license using the order page http://www.datacore.ch/products/e_ppp_license.html. PRICES DataCore PPP Version 1.113 can be purchased for Full version (client, server, all options) SFr. 985.- Client only version SFr. 485.- Additional options: - Server SFr. 215.- - LZW compression SFr. 95.- - DES encryption SFr. 95.- - Multilink SFr. 95.- Educational version (client only, LZW compression) SFr. 185.- Additional options: - Server SFr. 215.- - DES encryption SFr. 95.- - Multilink SFr. 95.- Note: There is a Currency Converter on the WWW at http://www.xe.net/currency/ ABOUT US DataCore, Amir Guindehi & Michael Hauber is an innovative company founded in 1994, located in Zurich Witikon, Switzerland. Its main targets are software development under various operating systems like NextStep, Irix, Solaris and Windows NT. We are also providing various network services like PPP dialups and dedicated lines to the Internet. Feel free to contact us for more information. CONTACT DataCore, Software and Networking Solutions Amir Guindehi & Michael Hauber Witikonerstrasse 289 8053 Zurich Switzerland email address: mailto:info@datacore.ch website: http://www.datacore.ch/ phone: ++41-1-380-21-91 fax: ++41-1-380-21-92