SafeFire 1.1 Technology Preview 1

Copyright (C) 1999 - 2001  Link Guard Solutions Ltd.

SafeFire PPP is a new, powerful implementation of a PPP protocol.
From simplest dial-up client to multiline dial-in for ISP's,
xDSL PPPoE, ISDN and connection sharing for LAN - all in one, simple
to use and configure package.

SafeFire Links contains all SafeFire PPP functions plus LAN support.

Main new functions of 1.1:
    - ISDN support (CAPI 2.0)
    - Traffic Shaper
    - Identd server
    - Server callback support
    - Remote Control (including WEB control)
    - FDK API v1.1
    - Fast NDIS support (for 100Mb networks)
    - Transparent Proxy

The documentaion in this technology preview is not complete yet.
Detailed description of most features can be found as text files
in doc\readme

Any functionality (either documented or not) is subject to change
without any notice.

This preview will be fully functional for 30 days after build date
(this date is shown in the 3rd line of sfcon.exe messages, i.e
 Build 3 (May 21 2001 22:39:30)
) or for 30 days after first installation of any SafeFire PPP/
SafeFire Links version. After that functionality will be limited
and you must either remove the package, upgrade to new version
with extended evaluation period (if any) or purchase the software.

Disabled functionality includes (but not limited to):
    - SafeFire Links LAN support
    - NAT engine
    - Dial in support
    - Traffic Shaper
    - FDK libraries loading
    - Fast NDIS support (for 100Mb networks)

Please note that now special purchase offers are available, that
are subject to be removed without any notice.

Most notable SafeFire 1.0 features are:
    - Multiple UI's: CLI, GUI, console-like
    - Intuitive and simple to use 'One button' PM GUI
    - PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) support
    - PPP implementation compatible with latest RFC
    - Callback
    - Dial-On-Demand
    - Three TCP/IP packet filters
    - NAT (Network Address Translation)
    - CCP (Compression Control Protocol)
    - PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)
    - CHAP (Challenge Authentication Protocol)
    - MS-CHAP (Microsoft extension for CHAP)
    - REXX API for connection script (compatible with standard PPP.EXE)
    - REXX API for authentication
    - REXX API for message processing
    - REXX API for message log processing
    - A set of pre-defined configuration files for most common cases

Refer to \doc\eng\index.html for more information.

