Chapter 6. Connecting to the Internet

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Connections from a Red Hat Linux system to an ISP are usually made through a modem using the now common PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), which provides TCP/IP via ethernet or serial (telephone) interfaces. A less frequently used protocol is SLIP (Serial Line Interface Protocol), which was created before PPP as a minimal way to link a network via telephone using TCP/IP. Both PPP and SLIP allow you to transfer mail, surf the World Wide Web, use FTP, and access all the other features of the Internet. Both PPP and SLIP use the TCP/IP network protocol, and because ...

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