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diff --git a/doc/kppp/getting-online.docbook b/doc/kppp/getting-online.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..97d2ba66 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kppp/getting-online.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<chapter id="getting-online"> +<title>Getting online the easy way</title> + +<sect1 id="things-to-prepare"> +<title>A few things you should have ready before you start</title> + +<para>If you have a fairly modern &Linux; distribution, you might find the rest +of this document superfluous. &kppp; comes with a clever little wizard that in +many cases can have you up and running with an internet connection in just a few +minutes.</para> + +<para>Whether using the wizard or not, you should know the following information +before you begin:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Your <acronym>ISP</acronym> modem pool phone +number.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Your username and password for your +<acronym>ISP</acronym>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Your <acronym>ISP</acronym>'s <acronym>DNS</acronym> servers +(one is sufficient, but two is better).</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Other optional information you should find out to fully access your +<acronym>ISP</acronym>'s services are:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>The incoming mail server address (often <systemitem +class="systemname">pop.yourisp.com</systemitem> or <systemitem +class="systemname">mail.yourisp.com</systemitem>)</para><para>Also find out if +your <acronym>ISP</acronym> uses the POP3 protocol or IMAP.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The outgoing (<acronym>SMTP</acronym>) mail server address (it +could be the same as the incoming mail server, or it is often called something +like <systemitem +class="systemname">smtp.yourisp.com</systemitem>).</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The Usenet News (<acronym>NNTP</acronym>) server address (possibly +<systemitem class="systemname">news.yourisp.com</systemitem> or <systemitem +class="systemname">nntp.yourisp.com</systemitem>).</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Any proxy servers your <acronym>ISP</acronym> has set +up.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>All this information is probably available on any paperwork you received +from your <acronym>ISP</acronym> when you signed up with them, or you can find +it out from your <acronym>ISP</acronym>'s support telephone line.</para> + +<para>Armed with the above, and a fairly recent default installation of &Linux;, +you may well find that setting up an internet connection is as simple as running +the &kppp; wizard.</para> +</sect1> + +</chapter> |