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>        The first requirement of gnome-ppp is to make sure your operating
	system kernel supports PPP.  Since Gnome is a multi-UNIX desktop
	project, no specific information on kernel PPP setup is given here.
	GNU/Linux systems often come with PPP support built into the kernel, 
	or as a autoload module.
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>        As superuser (root), you will need to edit the file /etc/ppp/options.
	This file is used by the operating system's PPP system to override
	user options.  Since gnome-ppp runs as a user program, conflicting
	options defined in this file will cause the PPP connection to fail.
	Unless you need to use a PPP option not supported by gnome-ppp, it
	is best to leave this file empty; however, you cannot remove the file
	or your PPP connection will fail.
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