Dial-up networking
PPP-2.4.2
Introduction to PPP
The PPP package contains the pppd daemon and the chat program. This is used for connecting to other machines; often for connecting to the Internet via a dial-up or PPPoE connection to an ISP.
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Download (HTTP): http://ccache.samba.org/ftp/ppp/ppp-2.4.2.tar.gz
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Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/ppp-2.4.2.tar.gz
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Download size: 757 KB
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Estimated Disk space required: 7.4 MB
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Estimated build time: 0.13 SBU
Installation of PPP
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Note
PPP support must be compiled into the kernel or available as a kernel module.
Install PPP by running the following commands:
patch -Np1 -i ../ppp-2.4.2-nobpf-3.patch &&
./configure &&
make ETCDIR=/etc/ppp &&
make ETCDIR=/etc/ppp install
Configuring PPP
The PPP daemon requires very little configuration. The main trick is scripting the connection. This can be done either using the chat program which comes with this package or by using WvDial-1.53.
Contents
The PPP package contains the chat, pppd, pppdump and pppstats programs.
Description
The chat program defines a conversational exchange between the computer and the modem. Its primary purpose is to establish the connection between the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (PPPD) and the remote's pppd process.