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>Overview of what has to be done to get PPP working as a client</TITLE
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>Chapter 9. Overview of what has to be done to get PPP working as a client</A
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>9.1. <A
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>Obtaining/Installing the software</A
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>9.2. <A
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HREF="x474.html"
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>Compiling PPP support into the kernel</A
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>9.3. <A
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>Obtaining information from your ISP</A
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>9.4. <A
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>Configuring your modem and serial port</A
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>Setting up Name to Address Resolution (DNS)</A
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>9.6. <A
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>PPP and root Privileges</A
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>9.7. <A
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>Checking your distribution PPP Files and setting up the PPP Options</A
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>9.8. <A
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>If your PPP server uses PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)</A
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>9.9. <A
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>Connecting to the PPP server by hand</A
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>9.10. <A
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>Automating your PPP Connection</A
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>9.11. <A
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>Shutting down the link</A
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><DT
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>9.12. <A
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HREF="x562.html"
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>If you have problems</A
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>9.13. <A
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HREF="x570.html"
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>After the link comes up</A
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>9.14. <A
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>Problems with standard IP services on a Dynamic IP number PPP link</A
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>9.15. <A
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>Maintaining a permanent connection to the net with <I
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>pppd</I
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>This document contains a great deal of information - and with each
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version it grows!</P
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>As a consequence, this section aims to provide a concise overview of the
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actions you will need to take to get your Linux system connected as a
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client to a PPP server.</P
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>9.1. Obtaining/Installing the software</A
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>If your Linux distribution does not include the PPP software, you will
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need to obtain this from <A
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>the Linux PPP daemon</A
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>Select the latest possible version(2.4.0 at the time of this writing.)</P
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>The PPP package contains instructions on how to compile and install the
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software <I
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>so this HOWTO does not</I
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