Solaris PPP 4.0 is the PPP implementation that is supported. The Solaris 9 release and later releases do not include the earlier Asynchronous Solaris PPP (asppp) software. For more information, refer to Chapter 9, Migrating From Asynchronous Solaris PPP to Solaris PPP 4.0 (Tasks).
If you currently use asppp, consider migrating to Solaris PPP 4.0. Note the following differences between the two Solaris PPP technologies:
Transfer modes
asppp supports asynchronous communications only. Solaris PPP 4.0 supports both asynchronous communications and synchronous communications.
Configuration process
Setting up asppp requires configuring the asppp.cf configuration file, three UUCP files, and the ipadm command. Moreover, you have to preconfigure interfaces for all users who might log in to a machine.
Setting up Solaris PPP 4.0 requires defining options for the PPP configuration files, or issuing the pppd command with options. You can also use a combination of both the configuration file and command-line methods. Solaris PPP dynamically creates and removes interfaces. You do not have to directly configure PPP interfaces for each user.
Solaris PPP 4.0 features not available from asppp
MS-CHAPv1 and MS-CHAPv2 authentication
PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), to support ADSL bridges
PAM authentication
Plug-in modules
IPv6 addressing
Data compression that uses Deflate or BSD compress
Microsoft client-side callback support
If you are converting an existing asppp configuration to Solaris PPP 4.0, you can use the translation script that is provided with this release. For complete instructions, refer to How to Convert From asppp to Solaris PPP 4.0.