Gnome-ppp
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Gnome-PPP is a front end to the Point-to-Point Protocol
dialer Wvdial
. It is meant to make it easier to configure a dialup connection, and supports a system tray icon. As of May 2009, the website is dead and the application appears to be discontinued, although it can still be downloaded from ubuntu.com.
Point-to-Point Protocol
In networking, the Point-to-Point Protocol is a data link protocol commonly used in establishing a direct connection between two networking nodes...
dialer Wvdial
Wvdial
WvDial is a utility that helps in making modem-based connections to the Internet that is included in some important Linux distributions. WvDial is a Point-to-Point Protocol dialer: it dials a modem and starts pppd in order to connect to the Internet....
. It is meant to make it easier to configure a dialup connection, and supports a system tray icon. As of May 2009, the website is dead and the application appears to be discontinued, although it can still be downloaded from ubuntu.com.