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'''Point-to-Point Protocol daemon''' '''(PPPD)''' is the [[daemon (computing)|daemon]] that implements [[Point-to-Point Protocol]] (PPP). PPP is used to manage network connections between two nodes on [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]]s. It is configured using [[command-line argument]]s and [[configuration file]]s.

'''PPPD''' is the '''[[Point-to-Point Protocol]] [[daemon (computing)|daemon]]''' which is used to

manage network connections between two nodes on [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]]s. It is configured using [[command-line argument]]s and [[configuration file]]s.

While it has initially been used to manage only [[dial-up Internet access|dial-up access]], it is also used to manage [[broadband]] connections such as [[Digital subscriber line|DSL]], if [[Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet]] (PPPoE) or [[Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM]] (PPPoA) is used.

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==Frontends and configurators==

* [[kppp]] – A kde [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] [[front end processor (program)|frontend]] for pppd.

* [[gnome-ppp]] – A (discontinued) gnome [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] [[front end processor (program)|frontend]] for [[WvDial]], which in turns depends on pppd.

* pppconfig – It uses the standard ppp configuration files and sets ppp up so that the standard pon and poff commands (to connect and disconnect) and plog (to list the log) can be used to control ppp. It includes modem detection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://man.he.net/man8/pppconfig |title=pppconfig(8) }}</ref>

* [[wvdialWvDial]] – A [[Command-line interface|CLI]] tool which is used for [[modem initialisation]] before starting pppd.

==References==