What is SLIP/PPP?

How does a SLIP/PPP connection work?

1. A user's modem dials up a remote computer at an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
2. The SLIP/PPP software requests a SLIP/PPP connection.
3. Once the connection is made, the service provider assigns the user's computer an IP address (in the case of a service provider who assigns IP addresses "on the fly").
4. 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.