Connecting to a network using a modem
Corel LINUX provides a utility, Dial-Up, that lets you connect to the Internet or a remote network using a modem and your telephone line. Connecting to a network this way is called dialing up to a network. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a protocol used for establishing and maintaining internet work connections over a link made using modems and telephone lines. Dial-Up uses PPP to communicate with network and Internet servers.
You can use Dial-Up to establish a PPP connection between a Corel LINUX computer and a server, and access the resources of the network to which the server is connected. When you access the Internet, you dial up a server provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and access the Internet from the ISP server. You can also use a PPP connection to link two Linux computers on different networks (or a local network to the Internet), creating a Wide Area Network (WAN).
To establish a connection between the client Linux computer (your computer) and the server (the computer through which you connect to a network), the client must dial up the server. Corel LINUX Dial-up acts as a dialer, automating the operating system's connection process between the server and the client. Once a connection is established, the Corel LINUX PPP daemon, pppd, starts and begins to direct the PPP session.
Dial-Up performs the dial-up process and network connection. It lets you set up dial-up accounts and configure serial device options and modem options. You can also configure dial-up account preferences, such as setting the pppd timeout, window docking, and the colors of the throughput graph that displays the speed and amount of input and output information during a dial-up session. Dial-Up also keeps a viewable log of connections you have made by dialing up to a remote server.