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kppp
Developer(s)Bernd Johannes Wuebben, Mario Weilguni, Harri Porten
Stable release
2.3.2 / July 21, 2005 (2005-07-21)
Repository
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeDialer
LicenseGPL
Websitehttp://www.kde.org

kppp is a modem and internet dialer for the KDE system, whose name is an abbreviation for "KDE Point-to-Point Protocol".

kppp is generally used to connect to an internet service provider via a modem and phone line, although it can be used in other situations where the PPP protocol is needed. It is a graphical frontend to the pppd daemon, designed to make it easy for non-technical users to connect to the internet from home using their KDE system.

As with all KDE applications, it is programmed using Trolltech's Qt widget-set, which provides the look and feel and controls for the application.

Features

  • Phone accounting: helps you manage your telephone bill.
  • Network configuration: DNS, IP address, ...
  • Modem settings: volume, device location (e.g., /dev/modem)
  • Plots a graph of received and sent packages through the connection.
  • Provides a tray icon showing blinking lamps, denoting data transfers.

See also

Gnome-ppp, a dialer for GNOME

  • "kppp". Freecode.