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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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<P>This description has been made to answer a few questions about
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how dial-up ISP (Internet Service Provider)
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subscribers may configure and use Linux.
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<P>To aid those who will connect their Linux based machines to an
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ISP for the first time, an attempt has been made to cover most
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issues encountered. This quite unavoidably will create a certain
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degree of overlap with other Linux Howto-documents and
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LDP books. Reference should be made to these
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documents to provide better understanding and detail.
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<P>Much of the existing documentation is targeted towards users with
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a certain degree of experience, and first time users will often
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have trouble sorting out the relevant information.
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<P>To simplify, the examples given will assume the following:
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<UL>
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<LI> User name: <CODE>dirk</CODE></LI>
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<LI> Password: <CODE>PrettySecret</CODE></LI>
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<LI> Internet service provider: <CODE>acme.xz</CODE></LI>
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<LI> Email server: <CODE>mail.acme.xz</CODE></LI>
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<LI> News server: <CODE>news.acme.xz</CODE></LI>
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<LI> Name server: <CODE>193.212.1.0</CODE></LI>
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<LI> Phone number: <CODE>12345678</CODE></LI>
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</UL>
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<P>Our <CODE>dirk</CODE> will be calling his machine <CODE>roderick</CODE>.
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roderick
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<P>All references in the table above should naturally be replaced by
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whatever is valid for the ISP one is using. Often, just a
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minimum of changes will otherwise be required for users with
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different ISPs. I would like to be informed about what problems
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you encounter on this account.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Copyright (c) 1996,1997,1998 by Egil Kvaleberg. This document may
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be distributed under the terms set forth in the LDP license at
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/COPYRIGHT.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/COPYRIGHT.html</A></CODE>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Disclaimer</A>
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</H2>
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<P><B></B> No liability for the contents of this documents can be
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accepted. Use the concepts, examples and other content at your
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own risk.
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<P>One of many possible setups will be described. In the Linux
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world, there is usually a number of ways in which to accomplish
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things. Paragraphs containing hints to alternatives are marked
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by <B>ALT:</B> Please also note that FTP-references
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often will change slightly as new versions of programs arrive.
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<P>As far as I know, only programs that under certain terms may be
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used or evaluated for personal purposes will be described. Most
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of the programs will be available complete with source under
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GNU-like terms.
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GNU
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 Translations</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This document has been translated to the following languages:
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<P>German, by Cristoph Seibert:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://tech.appl-opt.physik.uni-essen.de/LinuX/german-howto/DE-ISP-Verbindung-HOWTO.html">http://tech.appl-opt.physik.uni-essen.de/LinuX/german-howto/DE-ISP-Verbindung-HOWTO.html</A></CODE>
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<P>Korean, by Kidong Lee:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://www.postech.ac.kr/~cessi/howto/ISP-Hookup/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html">http://www.postech.ac.kr/~cessi/howto/ISP-Hookup/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html</A></CODE>
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<P>French, by Eric Jacoboni:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://www.minet.net/linux/HOWTO-fr/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html">http://www.minet.net/linux/HOWTO-fr/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html</A></CODE>
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<P>Polish, by Piotr Pogorzelski: <B>URL TBA</B>
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<P>Norwegian:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://www.kvaleberg.com/no-linux.html">http://www.kvaleberg.com/no-linux.html</A></CODE>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 New versions of this document</A>
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</H2>
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<P>New versions of this document will be periodically posted to
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<I>comp.os.linux.answers</I>. They will also be added to the
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various anonymous FTP sites who archive such information,
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including:
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<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO">ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO</A></CODE>
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<P>In addition, you should generally be able to find this document
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on the Linux Documentation Project page via:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/</A></CODE>
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LDP
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<P>The very latest version of this document should also be available
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in various formats from:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.sol.no/user/egilk/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.txt">ftp://ftp.sol.no/user/egilk/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.txt</A></CODE>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.sol.no/user/egilk/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.ps.gz">ftp://ftp.sol.no/user/egilk/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.ps.gz</A></CODE>
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.sol.no/user/egilk/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.tar.gz">ftp://ftp.sol.no/user/egilk/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.tar.gz</A></CODE>
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://www.kvaleberg.com/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html">http://www.kvaleberg.com/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html</A></CODE>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5 Feedback</A>
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</H2>
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<P>All comments, error reports, additional information and criticism
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of all sorts should be directed to:
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="mailto:egil@kvaleberg.no">egil@kvaleberg.no</A></CODE>
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<P><CODE>
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<A HREF="http://www.kvaleberg.com/">http://www.kvaleberg.com/</A></CODE>
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