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37 lines
811 B
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interfaces-ppp(5)
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# NAME
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*interfaces-ppp* - PPP extensions for the interfaces(5) file format
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# DESCRIPTION
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The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) usually is used for dial-up lines,
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most common for over Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) to connect to an
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Internet Service Provider (ISP). The following options allow to set
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up PPP dial-up connections.
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# PPP-RELATED OPTIONS
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*ppp-provider* _provider_
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Denotes the file name of the _provider_ configuration file
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within the _/etc/ppp/peers/_ directory which should be used
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to set up the PPP connection.
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*ppp-physdev* _interfaces_
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Denotes the physical (underlay) interface which is used to
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set up the PPP connection.
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# EXAMPLES
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A PPP connection to _local-ISP_:
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```
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auto ppp0
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iface ppp0
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ppp-provider local-ISP
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```
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# AUTHORS
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Maximilian Wilhelm <max@sdn.clinic>
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