Changeset 36f9a23 for connect/dialup

Timestamp:

09/21/2003 03:11:22 AM (21 years ago)

Author:

Larry Lawrence <larry@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, v5_0, v5_0-pre1, v5_1, v5_1-pre1, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

b2a9f85

Parents:

110ec35a

Message:

update intro to ppp

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@1144 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Location:

connect/dialup/ppp

Files:

• ppp-config.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• ppp-desc.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• ppp-inst.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• ppp-intro.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• ppp.ent (modified) (1 diff)

connect/dialup/ppp/ppp-config.xml

@@ -1 +1 @@
 <sect2>
-<title>Configuring ppp</title>
+<title>Configuring <application>ppp</application></title>
 
 <sect3><title>Config files</title>
@@ -9 +9 @@
 
 <para>The ppp daemon itself requires very little configuration.  The
-main trick is script the connection.  This can be done either using the
+main trick is scripting the connection.  This can be done either using the
 chat program which comes with this package or by using <xref
 linkend="wvdial"/>.</para>

connect/dialup/ppp/ppp-desc.xml

@@ -2 +2 @@
 <title>Contents</title>
 
-<para>The ppp package contains the <userinput>chat</userinput>,
-<userinput>pppd</userinput>, <userinput>pppdump</userinput> and
-<userinput>pppstats</userinput> programs.</para>
+<para>The <application>ppp</application> package contains the
+<command>chat</command>,
+<command>pppd</command>, <command>pppdump</command> and
+<command>pppstats</command> programs.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -11 +12 @@
 
 <sect3><title>chat</title>
-<para>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.</para></sect3>
+<para>The <command>chat</command> 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
+(<acronym>pppd</acronym>)  and  the remote's <command>pppd</command> process.
+</para></sect3>
 
 <sect3><title>pppd</title>
-<para>pppd is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.</para></sect3>
+<para><command>pppd</command> is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.</para></sect3>
 
 <sect3><title>pppdump</title>
-<para>pppdump is used to convert PPP record files 
+<para><command>pppdump</command> is used to convert
+<acronym>PPP</acronym> record files 
 to a readable format.</para></sect3>
 
 <sect3><title>pppstats</title>
-<para>pppstats is used to print PPP statistics.</para></sect3>
+<para><command>pppstats</command> is used to print
+<acronym>PPP</acronym> statistics.</para></sect3>
 
 </sect2>

connect/dialup/ppp/ppp-inst.xml

@@ -1 +1 @@
 <sect2>
-<title>Installation of ppp</title>
+<title>Installation of <application>ppp</application></title>
 
-<para>Install ppp by running the following commands:</para>
+<note><para><acronym>PPP</acronym> support must be compiled into the
+kernel or available as a kernel module.</para></note>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>./configure &amp;&amp;
+<para>Install <application>ppp</application> by running the following commands:
+</para>
+
+<screen><userinput><command>./configure &amp;&amp;
 make &amp;&amp;
-make install</userinput></screen></para>
+make install</command></userinput></screen>
 
 </sect2>

connect/dialup/ppp/ppp-intro.xml

@@ -1 +1 @@
 <sect2>
-<title>Introduction to ppp</title>
+<title>Introduction to <application>ppp</application></title>
 
-<screen>Download location (HTTP):       <ulink url="&ppp-download-http;"/>
-Download location (FTP):        <ulink url="&ppp-download-ftp;"/>
-Version used:                   &ppp-version;
-Package size:                   &ppp-size;
-Estimated Disk space required:  &ppp-buildsize;</screen>
+<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 connection to an <acronym>ISP</acronym>.</para>
 
-<para>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 connection to an ISP.</para>
+<sect3><title>Package information</title>
+<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 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>
+</sect3>
 
+<!--
 <screen>ppp needs nothing to compile but you must have PPP support
-either compiled in or as a kernel module to use it.</screen>
+either compiled in or as a kernel module to use it.</screen> -->
 
 </sect2>

connect/dialup/ppp/ppp.ent

@@ -9 +9 @@
 <!ENTITY ppp-download-ftp "ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ppp-2.4.1.tar.gz">
 <!ENTITY ppp-size "524 KB">
+<!ENTITY ppp-time "">