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A unique name for this account setup. This is the name which will appear in the main window's account list.
The maximum number of redial attempts the dialer will make if the account is busy, or the modem does not not connect.
The path to the serial device the modem is attached to.
The speed the modem is opened with. Modems are usually opened with a much higher speed than their BPS rating. 115200 is almost always the correct setting, unless you want to slow your modem down.
The string sent to your modem for initialization. This string must result in the modem responding with the 'OK' string or else gnome-ppp will report it failed to detect and initialize your modem.
A list of phone numbers to cycle though and dial for this account.
PAP (Password Authenticated Protocol) and CHAP authentication are a bit of a hassle to set up. These protocols are implemented in the pppd daemon, so the gnome-ppp configuration of these authentication methods is coordinated with pppd's configuration.
Your PAP/CHAP username issued to you by your ISP. This must be the same as the one you enter in the /etc/ppp/pap-secrets or /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file.
A unique name you've chosen to identify this account with the password entry in the /etc/ppp/pap-secrets or /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file.
This field is not part of the PAP or CHAP authentication. Use this password if you want to send a hidden password in the login script.
This section allows you to set client-side static IP addresses for the PPP connection.
This is the IP address for this computer. This is usually dynamically allocated by the PPP server.
The network mask associated with the local IP address. This is usually dynamically allocated by the PPP server.
The IP address of the remote PPP server. This is usually dynamically allocated by the PPP server.
Here you can add name servers and search domains which will be written to your /etc/resolv.conf file upon connection, and removed at disconnect. You should be given at least one IP address for a name server from your ISP. Search domains are are address shortcuts. For example, if you often telnet to the computer 'gandalf.work.com', by adding the search domain 'work.com' you will be able to telnet to 'gandalf' without the suffix. This will work only if gnome-ppp has write access to your /etc/resolv.conf file; otherwise it will be silently ignored.
List of IP addresses of DNS servers.
List of domains you want searched when you specify a host without its full domain name.
This section allows you to write a script to automate login to your ISP.
Misc PPP options.
Add a remote PPP server as the default route once the PPP connection is established. This is on by default.
Write a lockfile to /var/lock to ensure exclusive access to the dialout device used for the connection. This is on by default.
Adjust the maximum size of transmitted PPP packets.
Adjust the maximum size of received PPP packets.
The path to a program or script you want to run right after the PPP connection completes. The environment variables ACCOUNT_NAME and PPPD_PID are set with the name of the account, and with the process ID of the pppd process running the connection.
The path to a program or script you want to run right after the PPP connection ends. The environment variable ACCOUNT_NAME is set with the name of the PPP account, and PPPD_PID is set to -1.