Setting Up PPP
Most dial-up ISPs today use PPP instead of SLIP. This is good for you because PPP is a faster and more efficient protocol. PPP and SLIP are both designed for two-way networking; in other words, your machine talking to one other machine—usually your ISP—and no other machines at the time (although it is possible to communicate with other computers on your internal network). PPP is not a replacement for a LAN protocol such as TCP/IP, but PPP can coexist with TCP/IP (which provides a transport protocol for data).
One of the major hurdles new Linux users face is setting up PPP and connecting to the Internet. If you're new to Linux, relax! You don't have to understand the intricacies of the protocol in order to use PPP, and setting ...
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