Mentor Graphics Accelerated Technology division has added the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) software to its Nucleus RTOS for use in building data-sensitive VPN applications. According Robert Day, ...

The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a standard protocol for tunneling L2 traffic over an IP network. Its ability to carry almost any L2 data format over IP or other L3 networks makes it ...

One of your fellow readers recently wrote in bemoaning that Secure Sockets Layer remote access was getting all sorts of attention, while Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol VPNs never get any ink.

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, extend the reach of LANs without requiring owned or leased private lines. Companies can use VPNs to provide remote and mobile users with network access, connect ...

The best VPN, or virtual private network, is a wonder of security that works to keep you more secure, anonymous and unblocked when online – using protocols. That means you can have your identity ...