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<title>Introduction to ppp</title>
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<screen>Download location (HTTP): <ulink url="&ppp-download-http;"/>
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Download location (FTP): <ulink url="&ppp-download-ftp;"/>
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Version used: &ppp-version;
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Package size: &ppp-size;
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Estimated Disk space required: &ppp-buildsize;</screen>
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<para>The ppp package contains the pppd daemon and the chat program.
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This is used for connecting to other machines; often for connecting to
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the Internet via a dial-up connection to an ISP.</para>
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<screen>ppp needs nothing to compile but you must have PPP support
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either compiled in or as a kernel module to use it.</screen>
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</sect2>
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