%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ 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. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &ppp-md5sum; Download size: &ppp-size; Estimated disk space required: &ppp-buildsize; Estimated build time: &ppp-time; PPP support must be compiled into the kernel or available as a kernel module. PPP support Install PPP by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && make install-etcppp make install-etcppp: This command puts example configuration files in /etc/ppp. /etc/ppp/* /etc/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 . Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories chat, pppd, pppdump, pppoe-discovery and pppstats Several plugin modules installed in /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.3 /etc/ppp, /usr/include/pppd and /usr/lib/pppd Short Descriptions chat 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. chat pppd is the Point to Point Protocol daemon. pppd pppdump is used to convert PPP record files to a readable format. pppdump pppstats is used to print PPP statistics. pppstats