source: connect/dialup/ppp.xml@ c99aa38

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY ppp-download-http "http://ccache.samba.org/ftp/ppp/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY ppp-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/ppp-&ppp-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY ppp-md5sum        "848f6c3cafeb6074ffeb293c3af79b7c">
  <!ENTITY ppp-size          "672 KB">
  <!ENTITY ppp-buildsize     "6.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY ppp-time          "0.13 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="ppp" xreflabel="PPP-&ppp-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="ppp.html"?>
  
  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>
  
  <title>PPP-&ppp-version;</title>
  
  <indexterm zone="ppp">
    <primary sortas="a-PPP">PPP</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to PPP</title>
    
    <para>The <application>PPP</application> package contains the 
    <command>pppd</command> daemon and the <command>chat</command> 
    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.</para>
    
    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&ppp-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&ppp-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &ppp-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &ppp-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &ppp-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &ppp-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    
    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">PPP Dependencies</bridgehead>
    
    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="libpcap"/></para>
    
  </sect2>
  
  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of PPP</title>

    <note id="ppp-kernel">
      <para><application>PPP</application> support must be 
      compiled into the kernel or available as a kernel module.</para>
    </note>
    
    <indexterm zone="ppp ppp-kernel">
      <primary sortas="d-PPP-support">PPP support</primary>
    </indexterm>
    
    <para>Install <application>PPP</application> by running the 
    following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
    
    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role='root'><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
make install-etcppp</userinput></screen>
    
  </sect2>
  
  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><command>make install-etcppp</command>: This command puts example 
    configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/ppp</filename>.</para>
    
  </sect2>
  
  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring PPP</title>

    <sect3 id="ppp-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>
      
      <para><filename>/etc/ppp/*</filename></para>
      
      <indexterm zone="ppp ppp-config">
        <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-star">/etc/ppp/*</primary>
      </indexterm>
    
    </sect3>
    
    <sect3>
      <title>Configuration Information</title>
      
      <para>The <application>PPP</application> daemon requires very little 
      configuration. The main trick is scripting the connection. This can be done 
      either using the <command>chat</command> program which comes with 
      this package or by using <xref linkend="wvdial"/>.</para>
      
    </sect3>
    
  </sect2>
  
  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
      
      <seglistitem>
        <seg>chat, pppd, pppdump, pppoe-discovery and pppstats</seg>
        <seg>Several plugin modules installed in 
        <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/pppd/2.4.3</filename></seg>
        <seg>/etc/ppp, /usr/include/pppd and /usr/lib/pppd</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>
    
    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
      
      <varlistentry id="chat">
        <term><command>chat</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>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 
          <command>pppd</command> process.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ppp chat">
            <primary sortas="b-chat">chat</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry id="pppd">
        <term><command>pppd</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ppp pppd">
            <primary sortas="b-pppd">pppd</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry id="pppdump">
        <term><command>pppdump</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used to convert 
          <application>PPP</application> record files to a readable 
          format.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ppp pppdump">
            <primary sortas="b-pppdump">pppdump</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      
      <varlistentry id="pppstats">
        <term><command>pppstats</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used to print 
          <application>PPP</application> statistics.</para>
          <indexterm zone="ppp pppstats">
            <primary sortas="b-pppstats">pppstats</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    
    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>