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- Ensure that your kernel is compiled with PPP support. This can be
done either as a module or as a compiled-in driver. If you are not
certain, cd to /usr/src/linux and do 'make menuconfig' and go
through the Networking sections to be sure that PPP support is
configured. If you choose to make this a module, do not forget the
'make modules' and 'make modules_install' steps after the main
kernel image has been compiled. If you are not familiar with kernel
compilation, read the Kernel-HOWTO.
- You need to place two files in your /etc/ppp directory. This must
be done as root. First, you need to overwrite your /etc/ppp/options
file with this one. Then you need to add the scriptfile. The files
given here are generic; you should edit /etc/ppp/scriptfile to add
the username, password, and phone number you will be using and the
options file assumes that a symlink /dev/modem exists. If it does
not, cd to /dev and create it. COM1 in Windows is /dev/ttyS0 in
Linux, COM2 is /dev/ttyS1, etc. Type 'ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem'
to create a symlink called /dev/modem that points to a modem on
COM2.
- Be sure to do 'chmod 755 /etc/ppp/scriptfile'.
- Next, we need to configure DNS. This is done by editing /etc/resolv.conf
and adding these entries:
domain Sitestar.net
nameserver 205.160.234.1
nameserver 205.160.234.10
Then edit /etc/host.conf to contain:
order hosts,bind
multi on
Notice that in the actual config files, these lines need to be all
the way to the left.
Tip: Running your own DNS server will give you even better
performance with lower latency and local caching. In order to do
this, read the DNS-HOWTO
thoroughly.
- Your PPP daemon is now configured. To dial into the Internet, as
root run the command 'pppd'. To disconnect, run 'pppd' again or
simply do 'killall pppd'.
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