glfs/connect/dialup/ppp/ppp-desc.xml

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<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>The ppp package contains the <userinput>chat</userinput>,
<userinput>pppd</userinput>, <userinput>pppdump</userinput> and
<userinput>pppstats</userinput> programs.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<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>
<sect3><title>pppd</title>
<para>pppd is the Point to Point Protocol daemon.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>pppdump</title>
<para>pppdump is used to convert PPP record files
to a readable format.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>pppstats</title>
<para>pppstats is used to print PPP statistics.</para></sect3>
</sect2>