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B<pppconfig> is a B<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:

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- Multiple ISP's with separate nameservers.

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- Modem detection.

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- Dynamic DNS.

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- Dial on demand.

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- Allow non-root users to run ppp.

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- Uses the gdialog GUI dialog replacement if possible.

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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.

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B<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 'pon', your office with 'pon theoffice', and your university with 'pon theschool'.

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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.