What is an Internet Service Provider?



SLIP/PPP cont'd

Once a connection has been made to a SLIP server at the ISP, the SLIP/PPP software on the user's computer requests a SLIP/PPP connection. Then, the ISP assigns an IP (Internet Protocol) address to the user's computer.

Often, an ISP has a block of IP addresses that they assign to user's "on-the-fly" at the time the connection is made; a user may not always get the same IP address. At this point, the TCP/IP software on the user's computer "takes over" and manages the flow of data between the Internet and the user's computer.



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