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NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppconfig - configure pppd

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppconfig [--version] | [--help] | [[--dialog] | [--whiptail] | [--gdialog]
 [--noname] | [providername]]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppconfig is a dialog based interactive, menu driven  utility  to  help
       automate  setting  up a dial out ppp connection.  It provides extensive
       explanations at each step.  pppconfig  supports	PAP,  CHAP,  and  chat
       methods	of  authentication.   It  uses	the standard ppp configuration
       files and sets ppp up so that the standard pon and poff commands can be
       used to control ppp.  Some features supported by pppconfig are:
       - Multiple ISP's with seperate nameservers.
       - Modem detection.
       - Dynamic DNS.
       - Dial on demand.
       - Allow non-root users to run ppp.
       - Uses the gdialog GUI dialog replacement if possible.


       Before  running	pppconfig  you should know what sort of authentication
       your isp requires, the username and password that they want you to use,
       and  the phone number.  If they require you to use chat authentication,
       you will also need to know the login and password prompts and any other
       prompts and responses required for login.  If you can't get this information
 from your isp you could try dialing in with minicom and  working
       through the procedure until you get the garbage that indicates that ppp
       has started on the other end.

       pppconfig allows you to configure connections  to  multiple  providers.
       For  example, you might call your isp 'provider', your employer 'theoffice'
 and your university 'theschool'.  Then you can  connect  to  your
       isp with theschool'.

       It  can	determine  which  serial port your modem is on, but the serial
       port must already be configured.  This is normally done when installing
       Linux.

       It  can	help  you  set your nameservers, or, if your ISP uses 'dynamic
       DNS', it can set up ppp to use that.

       It can configure ppp for demand dialing, so that  your  ppp  connection
       will  come up automatically.  It will not, however, start pppd for you.
       You must still start pppd yourself ('pon' will do it).  Pppd will  then
       wait  in  the background for you to attempt to access the Net and bring
       up the link.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/ppp/peers/provider is the  standard  pppd  options	file  for  the
       default service provider.

       /etc/ppp/peers/<name>  is  the  pppd options file for the provider that
       you have named <name>.

       /etc/ppp/peers/provider.bak     is      a      backup	  copy	    of
       /etc/ppp/peers/provider.

       /etc/chatscripts/provider  is  the standard chat script for the default
       service provider.

       /etc/chatscripts/<name> is the chat script for the  provider  that  you
       have named <name>.

       /etc/chatscripts/provider.bak	  is	  a	backup	   copy     of
       /etc/chatscripts/provider.

       /etc/ppp/resolv	is  a  directory  where  resolv.conf  files  for  each
       provider are stored.

       /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/0dns-up  is  a	script	that  arranges for the correct
       resolv.conf file to be copied into place when a connection comes up.

       /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/0dns-down is a script that arranges for the original
       resolv.conf file to be copied into place when a connection goes down.

       /etc/init.d/dns-clean  is  a  script  that  runs 0dns-down at bootup to
       clean up any mess left by a crash.

       /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and /etc/ppp/chap-secrets  are  described  in  the
       pppd  documentation.   pppconfig  may add lines to these files and will
       change lines that it proviously added.


















NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppconfig requires pppd 2.3.7 or higher.

TO DO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Add full support for MSCHAP.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Don't tell pppconfig to find your modem while pppd is running.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
       pon(1), poff(1), gpppon(1), plog(1), pppd(8), chat(8), and whiptail(1).

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       pppconfig was written by John Hasler <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       This man page may be treated as if it was in the public domain.























Debian GNU/Linux		 Version 2.0.9			  PPPCONFIG(8)
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