glfs/connect/other/pppoe/pppoe-intro.xml
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<sect2>
<title>Introduction to RP-PPPoE</title>
<screen>Download location (HTTP): <ulink url="&pppoe-download-http;"/>
Download location (FTP): <ulink url="&pppoe-download-ftp;"/>
Version used: &pppoe-version;
Package size: &pppoe-size;
Estimated Disk space required: &pppoe-buildsize;</screen>
<para>The Roaring Penguin PPPoE package contains both a client, and a
userspace server componenet that runs works with the client. The
client allows you to connect to large networks that use the PPPoE protocol,
common among ADSL providers. The server component runs along side the
client, allowing you configure other clients that send out a configuration
request.</para>
<screen>RP-PPPoE depends on:
<xref linkend="ppp"/></screen>
<para>In addition, if you plan to use demand dialing, or kernel mode
PPPoE, you need to patch ppp-2.4.1 and re-install.</para>
<para>The patch can be downloaded from here:
<ulink url="&hfile-root;/ppp-2.4.1-pppoe-4.patch"/></para>
</sect2>