Linux is an exciting, and rewarding operating system to run, however creating an actual connection to the net can be a rather harsh process at times. This walkthrough is aimed at the novice Linux user whom wishes to establish a connection to Green Apple using the pppd and chat programs. This method is approached simply due to it being the most universal application among all distributions.
Assumptions made are the following.
You have a somewhat decent knowledge of the Linux operating system and it's components. That your kernel supports ppp. Most kernels coming out of the box already have ppp support enabled by default. That you have a working hardware based modem, support is available for some Winmodems but this is out of scope of this document. The first step before beginning the setup of ppp is to first have a working, and recognized modem.