METHOD OF ACCESS BY A CLIENT TO A SERVICE THROUGH A NETWORK, BY COMBINED USED OF A DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL AND OF A POINT-TO-POINT PROTOCOL, CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

Method of access by a client to a service through a network, by combined use of a dynamic configuration protocol and a point-to-point protocol corresponding equipment and computer program. The invention relates to a method of access by a client (1) to a service through a network, said client being able to implement, for setting up an access session for said service, a connection protocol of PPP type and a DHCP type protocol. According to the invention, such a method comprises steps of: receiving a PPP session setup request, sent at the request of said client and intended for an authentication server (3); in the event of authentication of said client by the authentication server, reception of an authorization sent by said authentication server to said client, and storage of at least one configuration parameter for said point-to-point session extracted from said authorization; reception of a DHCP session setup request, sent by said client after said PPP session setup has been broken, after verification of the authentication of said client, sending to said client of said stored configuration parameter, for setting up a DHCP session.