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1<sect2>
2<title>Contents</title>
3
4<para>The ppp package contains the <userinput>chat</userinput>,
5<userinput>pppd</userinput>, <userinput>pppdump</userinput> and
6<userinput>pppstats</userinput> programs.</para>
7
8</sect2>
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10<sect2><title>Description</title>
11
12<sect3><title>chat</title>
13<para>The chat program defines a conversational exchange between the
14computer and the modem. Its primary purpose is to establish the connection
15between the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) and the remote's
16pppd process.</para></sect3>
17
18<sect3><title>pppd</title>
19<para>pppd is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.</para></sect3>
20
21<sect3><title>pppdump</title>
22<para>pppdump is used to convert PPP record files
23to a readable format.</para></sect3>
24
25<sect3><title>pppstats</title>
26<para>pppstats is used to print PPP statistics.</para></sect3>
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28</sect2>
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