glfs/connect/dialup/ppp/ppp-intro.xml
Larry Lawrence 3df04a7f7f basicnet and connect ent updates
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<sect2>
<title>Introduction to ppp</title>
<screen>Download location (HTTP): <ulink url="&ppp-download-http;"/>
Download location (FTP): <ulink url="&ppp-download-ftp;"/>
Version used: &ppp-version;
Package size: &ppp-size;
Estimated Disk space required: &ppp-buildsize;</screen>
<para>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.</para>
<screen>ppp needs nothing to compile but you must have PPP support
either compiled in or as a kernel module to use it.</screen>
</sect2>