Once you have modified the configuration files to describe your network configuration, you can start Solstice PPP on your machine. Starting Solstice PPP initializes the PPP link manager, PPP login service, and IP dialup layer, and establishes each of the synchronous links you defined.
By default, Solstice PPP is started each time you reboot your machine. It is started before the naming services (NIS/NIS+) are enabled, so you must ensure that the host information required when Solstice PPP is started is contained in the local files /etc/hosts and /etc/passwd.
If you stop Solstice PPP, or modify the configuration files, you can restart it manually without rebooting your machine.
To execute the initialization script for Solstice PPP manually: