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author | Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> | 2011-07-10 16:17:43 -0500 |
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committer | Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net> | 2011-07-10 16:17:43 -0500 |
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diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/kdenetwork/debian/kppp-trinity.README.Debian b/ubuntu/maverick/kdenetwork/debian/kppp-trinity.README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8602c6647 --- /dev/null +++ b/ubuntu/maverick/kdenetwork/debian/kppp-trinity.README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +Configuring and Running KPPP +============================ + +In order to use KPPP, you must first be a member of the "dip" group. +Membership in this group is a prerequisite for any and all use of ppp in +Debian. If you are not a member of this group, you will not be able to run +the ppp daemon (pppd) or make a dialup connection. Since KPPP's backend +runs SUID root, membership in the "dialout" group is not needed to access +device nodes. + +KPPP also requires that the ppp daemon be run with the "noauth" option. +However, pppd's default setting, in /etc/ppp/options, is "auth", and for +security reasons it should remain so. To work around this problem, uncomment +"noauth" in /etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options. You should then be able to connect. + +Note that if "noauth" is uncommented, a setting of "noauth" in +/etc/ppp/options will conflict with KPPP. Note also that uncommenting +"noauth" opens the possibility that other malicious members of the "dip" +group might potentially abuse the ppp daemon. + +Finally, if you are uncertain as to which device node represents your modem, +you can try to find out by running "dmesg | grep tty". The output of this +command will sometimes provide the needed hint. + +If the answer seems to be that your modem is on a node, such as ttyS28, that +KPPP does not accept as a configuration option, then you should create a +symlink from that node to /dev/modem (by running, as root, +"ln -s /dev/ttyS28 /dev/modem", where ttyS28 is replaced by whatever node your +modem is on). Then simply configure KPPP to use /dev/modem. Further modems +with non-standard device nodes can likewise be symlinked to /dev/modem[0-3]. + +If you use udev, then symlinks in /dev will not be preserved +across reboots. In this case, you should edit, as root, /etc/udev/links.conf, +adding a line that resembles "L modem /dev/ttyS28". You must then either +reboot, or run "/etc/init.d/udev restart", for the link to be created. + +If you believe that your modem node should be included in KPPP's default list, +and you are using a common type of hardware, you can always file a wishlist +bug against the kppp package, although the package maintainers maintain the +right to judge your device node too esoteric for inclusion. |