From bcb704366cb5e333a626c18c308c7e0448a8e69f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdenetwork@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- doc/kppp/index.docbook | 268 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 268 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/kppp/index.docbook (limited to 'doc/kppp/index.docbook') diff --git a/doc/kppp/index.docbook b/doc/kppp/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ea172828 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kppp/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,268 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +]> + + + + +The &kppp; Handbook + + + +Lauri +Watts + +
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+ + + + + + +2001 +Lauri Watts + + +&FDLNotice; + +2001-06-11 +1.01.00 + + + + +&kppp; is a dialer and front end for pppd, +allowing for interactive script generation and network setup. + + + +KDE +kppp +kdenetwork +dialer +internet +ppp + + + + + +Introduction + +&kppp; is a dialer and front end for pppd. It +allows for interactive script generation and network setup. It will automate the +dialing in process to your ISP while letting you conveniently +monitor the entire process. + +Once connected &kppp; will provide a rich set of statistics and keep track +of the time spent online for you. + +A built-in terminal and script generator will enable you to set up your +connection with ease. You will no longer need an additional terminal program +such as seyon or minicom +to test and setup your connection. + +&kppp; features elaborate phone cost accounting, which enables you to +easily track your online costs. + +We hope you enjoy this dialer, and that it eases your way onto the +internet. + + + +&getting-online; + +&wizard; + +&dialog-setup; + +&global-settings; + +&security; + +&chap-and-pap; + +&tricks; + +&callback; + +&kppp-faq; + + + +Credits and License + +&kppp; + +&kppp; is derived from ezppp 0.6, by Jay +Painter. However, nearly everything in &kppp; was rewritten so +ezppp and &kppp; do not have much in common any +longer. + +Primary Developers: + + +Bernd Johannes Wuebben wuebben@kde.org + +Mario Weilguni mweilguni@sime.com + +Harri Porten porten@kde.org (Current +maintainer) + + + +Many thanks to the following people who have contributed code to +&kppp; + + +Jesus Fuentes Saaverdra +jesus.fuentes@etsi.tel.uva.esfor implementing several options and +miscellaneous work. + +Markus Wuebben wuebben@eure.de for the ATI query +dialog + +Peter Silva peter.silva@videotron.ca for pop up +dialogs and other contributions + +Martin A. Brown MABrown@etcconnect.org + +Martin Häfner +mh@ap-dec717c.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de for the section on callback. + +Olaf Kirch okir@caldera.de for the introduction +to the mysteries of file descriptor passing. + + + + +Documentation copyright 2001 Lauri Watts +lauri@kde.org, although largely based on the original by +Bernd Johannes Wuebben wuebben@kde.org + +&underFDL; + +&underGPL; + + + + +Installation + + +How to obtain &kppp; + +&install.intro.documentation; + + + + +Compilation and Installation + +&install.compile.documentation; + + + + +Preparing your Computer for a <acronym>PPP</acronym> Connection + +The following sections contain some fairly generic information for several +common operating systems which might run &kppp;. The following sites may be of +interest for further information about the ppp protocol, +pppd and networking in general: + + +The &Linux; PPP &FAQ;: +http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/FAQ/PPP-FAQ.html +The &Linux; PPP HOWTO: +http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO.html + +http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/index.html +The Network Administrators' Guide: +http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/LDP/nag/nag.html + + + +Preparing a &Linux; system for <acronym>PPP</acronym> + +In order for &kppp; (or indeed, pppd) to work, +your kernel must have ppp support compiled in. If this is not the case, get +yourself the latest version of pppd from any of the +popular &Linux; archives (such as ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Network/serial/ppp/, +and recompile your kernel with ppp support enabled. + +Don't fret, since this sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. Don't +forget to install pppd afterwards. + +If you're not sure if you have a kernel with ppp support, issue the +dmesg at the command prompt and look for something like +this: + + + +PPP: version 2.3.0 (demand dialing) +TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California +PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc. +PPP line discipline registered + + + +&kppp; tries to find out for itself if your kernel supports +PPP. If not, you will be notified as soon as &kppp; starts +up. + +For &Linux; 2.x kernels, the pppd daemon should +be version 2.3 or greater. You can find out what version your system has, by +issuing the command pppd + on the command line. None of the +pppd daemons actually have a +, but putting the option in will cause the +pppd daemon to issue an error message, and then to +print out a list of options and other information, which includes the version of +the ppd daemon. + + + + + + + + + +&hayes-reference; + +&accounting; + +&documentation.index; + + + -- cgit v1.2.1