Although you don't need this information to create your connection, you will need it soon afterward to configure these useful services. Red Hat Linux and other UNIX servers don't typically use this type of authentication, although they support PAP and CHAP on the client side.īesides providing an Internet connection, your ISP typically also provides services for use with your Internet connection. These features are used with authentication on Microsoft operating systems, as well as other systems.
PAP or CHAP secrets - You may need a PAP id or CHAP id and a secret, instead of a login and password when connecting to a Windows NT system. Your ISP should give you at least one IP address for a primary (and possibly secondary and tertiary) DNS server. If your computer or all the computers on your LAN need to have a more permanent presence on the network, you may be given one Static IP number or a set of Static IP numbers to use.ĭNS Server IP addresses - Your computer translates Internet host names to IP addresses by querying a Domain Name System (DNS) server. Your ISP assigns a permanent IP number if it uses Static IP addresses. (When connecting to an NT server, the account name may be referred to as a system name.)Īn IP number - Most ISPs use Dynamic IP numbers, which means that you are assigned an IP number temporarily when you are connected. This is referred to as an account name when you connect to Red Hat Linux or other UNIX system. If it is a national ISP, make sure that you get a local telephone number (otherwise, you will rack up long distance fees on top of your ISP fees).Īccount name and password - This information is used to verify that you have an Internet account with the ISP. Telephone number - This telephone number gives you access to the modem (or pool of modems) at the ISP.
PPP or SLIP - Does the ISP require SLIP or PPP protocols to connect to it? In this book, I describe how to configure PPP. Here is the kind of information you need to set up your PPP connection: This is either your Internet service provider (ISP) when you sign up for Internet service or the person who walks around carrying cables, a cellular phone, and a beeper where you work (when a network goes down, these people are in demand!). To establish a PPP connection, you need to get some information from the administrator of the network that you are connecting to.