From b76270bf9e6dd375e495fec92140a79a79415d27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 08:58:23 +0000 Subject: Slackware 13.1 Wed May 19 08:58:23 UTC 2010 Slackware 13.1 x86_64 stable is released! Lots of thanks are due -- see the RELEASE_NOTES and the rest of the ChangeLog for credits. The ISOs are on their way to replication, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. We are taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com, and offering a discount if you sign up for a subscription. Consider picking up a copy to help support the project. Thanks again to the Slackware community for testing, contributing, and generally holding us to a high level of quality. :-) Enjoy! --- misc/slackbook/html/network-configuration-ppp.html | 166 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 166 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/slackbook/html/network-configuration-ppp.html (limited to 'misc/slackbook/html/network-configuration-ppp.html') diff --git a/misc/slackbook/html/network-configuration-ppp.html b/misc/slackbook/html/network-configuration-ppp.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..06dd7203 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/slackbook/html/network-configuration-ppp.html @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ + + + + +PPP + + + + + + + + + +
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Many people still connect to the Internet through some kind of dialup connection. The +most common method is PPP, though SLIP is still occasionally used. Setting up your system +to speak PPP to a remote server is pretty easy. We've included a few tools to help you in +setting it up.

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5.4.1 pppsetup

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Slackware includes a program called pppsetup to configure +your system to use your dialup account. It shares a look and feel similar to our netconfig program. To run the program, make sure you are logged in +as root. Then type pppsetup to run it. You should see a screen +like this:

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The program will present a series of questions, to which you will feed it appropriate +answers. Things like your modem device, the modem initialization string, and the ISP +phone number. Some items will have a default, which you can accept in most cases.

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After the program runs, it will create a ppp-go program and a +ppp-off program. These are used to start and stop, respectively, +the PPP connection. The two programs are located in /usr/sbin +and need root privileges to run.

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5.4.2 /etc/ppp

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For most users, running pppsetup will be sufficient. However, +there may be an instance where you want to tweak some of the values used by the PPP +daemon. All of the configuration information is kept in /etc/ppp. Here is a list of what the different files are for:

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This script is run by pppd after the PPP connection is +ended.

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This script is run by pppd when there's a successful ppp +connection. Put any commands you want run after a successful connection in this file.

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General configuration options for pppd.

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General configuration options for pppd when run in demand +dialing mode.

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The commands sent to the modem.

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A log of what you entered when you ran pppsetup.

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