For the sake of clarity, however, I refer to the computer placing the call as the client and the computer
receiving the call as the server.
To simplify the process of configuring PPP (and other network interfaces), most Linux systems
include graphical tools to configure dial-up. Two such tools, available with Fedora and RHEL, are:
Network Configuration window??”The same utility used to configure Ethernet cards
can be used to configure modems. From the GNOME top panel in Fedora and RHEL systems,
choose System???Administration???Network. When that window appears, select
New. The Select Device Type pop-up that appears enables you to configure and test your
modem for a dial-up PPP connection.
KDE PPP (KPPP) window??”From the KDE desktop, select Internet???KPPP, or from a
Terminal window run the kppp command. From the KPPP window, you can set up and
launch a PPP dial-up connection.
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Before you begin either of these procedures, physically connect your modem to your computer,
plug it in, and connect it to your telephone line. If you have an internal modem, you will probably
see a telephone port on the back of your computer to which you need to connect. If your modem
isn??™t detected, you can reboot your computer or run wvdialconf create (as described later in
this chapter) to have it detected.
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