You
should see something like this (we??™ll use the -c option to count out 3 packets to send):
# ping -c 3 localhost
PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.087 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.087 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.081 ms
--- localhost ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.081/0.085/0.087/0.003 ms
We have completed our prerequisites; now it??™s time to take on the main course.
Configuring Your Dial-up Internet Connection
Setting up a dial-up Internet connection under Linux used to be somewhat difficult
without a deep knowledge of computer hardware, but YaST has greatly simplified this for
the openSUSE user.
When you set up a dial-up connection, you??™re really just using several Internet standard
protocols to enable your modem to connect to the ISP through an ordinary phone line.
Most dial-up Internet connections use the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) because ISPs have
found it a fast, efficient way to use TCP/IP over serial (that is, modem) lines.
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