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+ <sect2 arch="not-s390" id="PPP">
+ <title>Setting Up PPP</title>
+
+<para>
+
+If no network was configured during the first stage of the installation,
+you will next be asked whether you wish to install the rest of the system
+using PPP. PPP is a protocol used to establish dialup connections with modems.
+If you configure the modem at this point, the installation system will be able
+to download additional packages or security updates from the Internet during
+the next steps of the installation.
+If you don't have a modem in your computer or if you prefer to configure
+your modem after the installation, you can skip this step.
+
+</para><para>
+
+In order to configure your PPP connection, you will need some information
+from your  Internet Service Provider (ISP), including phone number, username,
+password and DNS servers (optional). Some ISPs provide installation guidelines
+for Linux distributions. You can use that information even if they don't
+specifically target Debian since most of the configuration parameters
+(and software) is similar amongst Linux distributions.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you do choose to configure PPP at this point, a program named
+<command>pppconfig</command> will be run.  This program helps you
+configure your PPP connection.  <emphasis>Make sure, when it asks you
+for the name of your dialup connection, that you name it
+<userinput>provider</userinput>.</emphasis>
+
+</para><para>
+
+Hopefully, the <command>pppconfig</command> program will walk you
+through a trouble-free PPP connection setup.  However, if it does not
+work for you, see below for detailed instructions.
+
+</para><para>
+
+In order to setup PPP, you'll need to know the basics of file viewing
+and editing in GNU/Linux.  To view files, you should use
+<command>more</command>, and <command>zmore</command> for compressed
+files with a <userinput>.gz</userinput> extension.  For example, to
+view <filename>README.debian.gz</filename>, type <userinput>zmore
+README.debian.gz</userinput>.  The base system comes with an editor
+named <command>nano</command>, which is very simple to use, but does
+not have a lot of features. You will probably want to install more
+full-featured editors and viewers later, such as
+<command>jed</command>, <command>nvi</command>,
+<command>less</command>, and <command>emacs</command>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Edit <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/provider</filename> and replace
+<userinput>/dev/modem</userinput> with
+<userinput>/dev/ttyS<replaceable>&num;</replaceable></userinput> where
+<replaceable>&num;</replaceable> stands for the number of your serial
+port. In Linux, serial ports are counted from 0; your first serial
+port <phrase arch="i386">(i.e., <userinput>COM1</userinput>)</phrase>
+is <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> under Linux.
+
+<phrase arch="powerpc;m68k">On Macintoshes with serial ports, the
+modem port is <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> and the printer port is
+<filename>/dev/ttyS1</filename>.</phrase>
+
+The next step is to edit
+<filename>/etc/chatscripts/provider</filename> and insert your
+provider's phone number, your user-name and password. Please do not
+delete the <quote>\q</quote> that precedes the password. It hides the
+password from appearing in your log files.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Many providers use PAP or CHAP for login sequence instead of text mode
+authentication.  Others use both.  If your provider requires PAP or
+CHAP, you'll need to follow a different procedure.  Comment out
+everything below the dialing string (the one that starts with
+<quote>ATDT</quote>) in
+<filename>/etc/chatscripts/provider</filename>, modify
+<filename>/etc/ppp/peers/provider</filename> as described above, and
+add <userinput>user <replaceable>name</replaceable></userinput> where
+<replaceable>name</replaceable> stands for your user-name for the
+provider you are trying to connect to.  Next, edit
+<filename>/etc/ppp/pap-secrets</filename> or
+<filename>/etc/ppp/chap-secrets</filename> and enter your password
+there.
+
+</para><para>
+
+You will also need to edit <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> and
+add your provider's name server (DNS) IP addresses.  The lines in
+<filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> are in the following format:
+<userinput>nameserver
+<replaceable>xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</replaceable></userinput> where the
+<replaceable>x</replaceable>s stand for numbers in your IP
+address. Optionally, you could add the
+<userinput>usepeerdns</userinput> option to the
+<filename>/etc/ppp/peers/provider</filename> file, which will enable
+automatic choosing of appropriate DNS servers, using settings the
+remote host usually provides.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Unless your provider has a login sequence different from the majority
+of ISPs, you are done! Start the PPP connection by typing
+<command>pon</command> as root, and monitor the process using
+<command>plog</command> command. To disconnect, use
+<command>poff</command>, again, as root.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Read <filename>/usr/share/doc/ppp/README.Debian.gz</filename> file for
+more information on using PPP on Debian.
+
+</para><para>
+
+For static SLIP connections, you will need to add the
+<userinput>slattach</userinput> command (from the
+<classname>net-tools</classname> package) into
+<filename>/etc/init.d/network</filename>. Dynamic SLIP will require
+the <classname>gnudip</classname> package.
+
+</para>
+
+  <sect3 id="PPPOE">
+  <title>Setting Up PPP over Ethernet (PPPOE)</title>
+
+<para>
+
+PPPOE is a protocol related to PPP used for some broadband connections.
+There is currently no support in base configuration to help you set
+this up. However, the necessary software has been installed, which means
+you can configure PPPOE manually at this stage of the installation by
+switching to VT2 and running <command>pppoeconf</command>.
+
+</para>
+
+  </sect3>
+ </sect2>