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PPP Account
A PPP account is a TCP/IP networking type of account. When you call our modems with a capital P in front of your username, our Terminal Server begins a PPP (point to point protocol) session with your computer. This means that your computer gets a unique IP number, and that traffic destined for your IP number is sucessfully routed to your machine. When you connect to BartNET.net with a PPP account, it means that your computer is now another 'host' or 'peer' on the internet - able to interact with any other internet computer which gives you permission. Unlike a BBS, shell, or terminal type connection, the PPP connection is NETWORK connection - your computer is not talking directly to another computer, it is just given a network address and routing is begun.
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