--- gvpe/doc/gvpe.5 2008/09/01 05:31:28 1.10 +++ gvpe/doc/gvpe.5 2008/09/03 04:58:46 1.11 @@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ .Sh "\s-1WHAT\s0 \s-1IS\s0 A \s-1VPN\s0?" .IX Subsection "WHAT IS A VPN?" \&\s-1VPN\s0 is an acronym, it stands for: -.IP "" 4 -.IX Xref "Virtual" +.IP "Virtual" 4 +.IX Item "Virtual" Virtual means that no physical network is created (of course), but a network is \fIemulated\fR by creating multiple tunnels between the member nodes by encapsulating and sending data over another transport network. @@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ Usually the emulated network is a normal \s-1IP\s0 or Ethernet, and the transport network is the Internet. However, using a \s-1VPN\s0 system like \s-1GVPE\s0 to connect nodes over other untrusted networks such as Wireless \s-1LAN\s0 is not uncommon. -.IP "" 4 -.IX Xref "Private" +.IP "Private" 4 +.IX Item "Private" Private means that non-participating nodes cannot decode (\*(L"sniff)\*(R" nor inject (\*(L"spoof\*(R") packets. This means that nodes can be connected over untrusted networks such as the public Internet without fear of being @@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ In the case of \s-1GVPE\s0, even participating nodes cannot sniff packets send to other nodes or spoof packets as if sent from other nodes, so communications between any two nodes is private to those two nodes. -.IP "" 4 -.IX Xref "Network" +.IP "Network" 4 +.IX Item "Network" Network means that more than two parties can participate in the network, so for instance it's possible to connect multiple branches of a company into a single network. Many so-called \*(L"\s-1VPN\s0\*(R" solutions only create