... pro-tocols to be used. Common protocols associated with VPN transmission security are PPTP, L2TP, SSH, and IPSec.PPTP and L2TP are used to establish a secure tunnel connection between two sites. ... passive topology. In other words, when a computer is FIGURE 1 .3 A Bus Topology.Exam WarningOne of the testable items on the Network+ exam is being able to identify a topology based on either ... traveling over. Encapsulating Protocol The protocol, such as Point-to-Point Tun-neling Protocol (PPTP), Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), IPSec, or Secure Shell (SSH), that is wrapped around...