Configuring a PPP Connection

In cases where you can only use a Modem for your network connection, here are some recommendations:

• Use Supported WinModems

  Most machines now shipping with internal Modems are using WinModems. While these Modems are supported under Windows, support for these WinModems under Linux can problematic. Verify support for your WinModem on LinModems.org website.

• Use External Modems

  Linux supports External Modems very well. These Modems connect to one of the serial ports on your machine. The majority of PPP software will assume that you have an External Modem connected to a serial port.

The following programs provide an easy way to configure your PPP configuration.

• kppp

  This is the KDE PPP dialer. The documentation is available here. kppp provides a nice GUI interface for configuring your PPP connection.

• wvdial

  This is another PPP dialer program. The documentation is available here. There are several interfaces, rp3 is a graphical interface; wvdialconf is a text interface.

Support for the use of Modems to connect to the UMBC network is limited, since the majority of our user connect through exist Ethernet or Wireless networks available on the UMBC Campus. If there is a demand, we will be updating this page with further information for configuring Modem network connections.