Connecting to the Internet Using kppp, in the UK by Luke
Created on February 24th, 2000.
Last updated on February 25th, 2000.
Kppp is basically an application made for KDE, to connect to the Internet using PPP. The reason for this document is because a lot of ISP's do not want you to connect to them using Linux (silly really), and it can be frustrating if you don't know if they are using CHAP/PAP etc. kppp can be download here http://devel-home.kde.org/~kppp/index.html and the instructions to install it are at that page too. The information stored for your ISP that is used in kppp is stored in ~/.kde/share/config/kppprc . Here are the kppprc files for the following ISP's in the UK:
AbelGratis
Airtime
BT
Internet
C&W
Lite
ClaraNet
Compuserve
Demon
Erols
Freeserve;
use with KDE 1.0
Freeserve;
use with KDE 1.1.1
free-online
Pipex
Virgin
Net
Netscapeonline
Freenetname
UK
linux
Free
Dot Net
Freenet
All you have to do is copy the text in the ISP's file you want and paste it into your ~/.kde/share/config/kppprc. Edit the file for your additional information ie login/pass, Modem etc
Remember kppp is one way to connect to Internet, but I would try connecting with scripts like ppp-up or using netcfg first.
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