1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY ppp-download-http "http://ccache.samba.org/ftp/ppp/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY ppp-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
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9 | <!ENTITY ppp-md5sum "848f6c3cafeb6074ffeb293c3af79b7c">
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10 | <!ENTITY ppp-size "672 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY ppp-buildsize "6.2 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY ppp-time "0.13 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="ppp" xreflabel="PPP-&ppp-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="ppp.html"?>
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21 | <title>PPP-&ppp-version;</title>
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22 | <indexterm zone="ppp">
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23 | <primary sortas="a-PPP">PPP</primary></indexterm>
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24 |
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25 | <sect2>
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26 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application></title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>The <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> package contains
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29 | the <command>pppd</command> daemon and the <command>chat</command> program.
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30 | This is used for connecting to other machines; often for connecting to
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31 | the Internet via a dial-up or <acronym>PPPoE</acronym> connection to an
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32 | <acronym>ISP</acronym>.</para>
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33 |
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34 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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35 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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36 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
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37 | url="&ppp-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
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39 | url="&ppp-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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40 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &ppp-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Download size: &ppp-size;</para></listitem>
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42 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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43 | &ppp-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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44 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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45 | &ppp-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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46 | </sect3>
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47 |
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48 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
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49 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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50 | <para><xref linkend="libpcap"/></para>
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51 | </sect4>
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52 | </sect3>
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53 |
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54 | </sect2>
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55 |
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56 | <sect2 id="ppp-kernel">
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57 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application></title>
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58 |
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59 | <note><para><application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> support must be
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60 | compiled into the kernel or available as a kernel module.</para></note>
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61 | <indexterm zone="ppp ppp-kernel">
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62 | <primary sortas="d-PPP-support">PPP support</primary></indexterm>
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63 |
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64 | <para>Install <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> by running the
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65 | following commands:</para>
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66 |
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67 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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68 | make</command></userinput></screen>
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69 |
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70 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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71 |
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72 | <para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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73 |
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74 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install &&
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75 | make install-etcppp</command></userinput></screen>
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76 |
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77 | </sect2>
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78 |
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79 | <sect2>
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80 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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81 |
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82 | <para><command>make install-etcppp</command>: This command puts example
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83 | configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/ppp</filename>.</para>
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84 |
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85 | </sect2>
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86 |
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87 | <sect2>
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88 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application></title>
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89 |
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90 | <sect3 id="ppp-config"><title>Config files</title>
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91 | <para><filename>/etc/ppp/*</filename></para>
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92 | <indexterm zone="ppp ppp-config">
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93 | <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-star">/etc/ppp/*</primary></indexterm>
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94 | </sect3>
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95 |
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96 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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97 |
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98 | <para>The <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> daemon requires
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99 | very little configuration. The main trick is scripting the connection. This
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100 | can be done either using the <command>chat</command> program which comes with
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101 | this package or by using <xref linkend="wvdial"/>.</para>
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102 | </sect3>
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103 |
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104 | </sect2>
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105 |
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106 | <sect2>
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107 | <title>Contents</title>
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108 |
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109 | <segmentedlist>
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110 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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111 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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112 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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113 |
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114 | <seglistitem>
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115 | <seg>chat, pppd, pppdump, pppoe-discovery and pppstats</seg>
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116 | <seg>Several plugin modules installed in
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117 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/pppd/2.4.3</filename></seg>
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118 | <seg>/etc/ppp, /usr/include/pppd and /usr/lib/pppd</seg>
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119 | </seglistitem>
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120 | </segmentedlist>
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121 |
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122 | <variablelist>
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123 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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124 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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125 |
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126 | <varlistentry id="chat">
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127 | <term><command>chat</command></term>
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128 | <listitem><para>defines a conversational exchange between the computer and the
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129 | modem. Its primary purpose is to establish the connection between the
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130 | Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (<acronym>PPPD</acronym>) and the remote's
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131 | <command>pppd</command> process.</para>
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132 | <indexterm zone="ppp chat">
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133 | <primary sortas="b-chat">chat</primary>
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134 | </indexterm></listitem>
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135 | </varlistentry>
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136 |
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137 | <varlistentry id="pppd">
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138 | <term><command>pppd</command></term>
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139 | <listitem><para>is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.</para>
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140 | <indexterm zone="ppp pppd">
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141 | <primary sortas="b-pppd">pppd</primary>
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142 | </indexterm></listitem>
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143 | </varlistentry>
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144 |
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145 | <varlistentry id="pppdump">
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146 | <term><command>pppdump</command></term>
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147 | <listitem><para>is used to convert
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148 | <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> record files to a readable
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149 | format.</para>
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150 | <indexterm zone="ppp pppdump">
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151 | <primary sortas="b-pppdump">pppdump</primary>
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152 | </indexterm></listitem>
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153 | </varlistentry>
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154 |
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155 | <varlistentry id="pppstats">
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156 | <term><command>pppstats</command></term>
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157 | <listitem><para>is used to print
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158 | <application><acronym>PPP</acronym></application> statistics.</para>
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159 | <indexterm zone="ppp pppstats">
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160 | <primary sortas="b-pppstats">pppstats</primary>
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161 | </indexterm></listitem>
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162 | </varlistentry>
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163 | </variablelist>
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164 |
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165 | </sect2>
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166 |
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167 | </sect1>
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