Download location (HTTP): Download location (FTP): ftp://cs.anu.edu.au/pub/software/ppp/ppp-2.4.1.tar.gz Version used: 2.4.1 Package size: 524 KB Estimated Disk space required: 4.1 MB |
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.
ppp needs nothing to compile but you must have PPP support either compiled in or as a kernel module to use it. |
Install ppp by running the following commands:
./configure && make && make install |
/etc/ppp/*
The ppp daemon itself requires very little configuration. The main trick is script the connection. This can be done either using the chat program which comes with this package or by using wvdial-1.53.
The ppp package contains the chat, pppd, pppdump and pppstats programs.
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.
pppd is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.
pppdump is used to convert PPP record files to a readable format.
pppstats is used to print PPP statistics.