Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Combined PPTP and the Cisco protocol Layer 2 Fowarding (L2F) and added support to run on almost any connection possible. * Cisco provides free client software to connect a single remote device to a Cisco VPN. * Creates a typical host-to-site or client-to-site connection * Often two Cisco VPN concentrators will connect two separate LANs permanently. + It's slow but inexpensive compared to a dedicated high-speed connection between two faraway LANs.