%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ 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 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. Install PPP by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install && make install-etcppp make install-etcppp: This command puts example configuration files in /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 . The PPP package contains the chat, pppd, pppdump, pppoe-discovery and pppstats programs. 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. pppd is the Point to Point Protocol daemon. pppdump is used to convert PPP record files to a readable format. pppstats is used to print PPP statistics.