Major Tasks for Setting Up the Dial-up
PPP Link (Task Map)
You set up the dial-up PPP link by configuring modems, modifying
network database files, and modifying the PPP configuration files
that are described in Figure 26, Table 26, Summary of PPP Configuration Files and Commands.
The next table lists
the major tasks to configure both sides of a dial-up PPP link. Typically,
you configure only one end of the link, either the dial-out machine
or dial-in server.
Table 8 Task
Map for Setting Up the Dial-up PPP Link
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1. Gather preconfiguration information
| Gather data that is needed prior to setting up the link, such
as peer host names, target phone numbers, and modem speed.
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2. Configure the dial-out machine
| Set up PPP on the machine that makes the call over the link.
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3. Configure the dial-in server
| Set up PPP on the machine that receives incoming calls.
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4. Call the dial-in server
| Type the pppd command to initiate communications.
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