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# ISP-Hookup-HOWTO

## Egil Kvaleberg, `egil@kvaleberg.no`

v1.26, 5 March 1998

This document describes how to use Linux to connect to an Internet Service Provider via a dial-up modem TCP/IP connection. As well as the basic dial-up procedure and IP establishment, email and news handling is covered.

## 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Copyright
- 1.2 Disclaimer
- 1.3 Translations
- 1.4 New versions of this document
- 1.5 Feedback

## 2. How do I connect to the rest of the world?

- 2.1 The basic configuration

## 3. How do I surf?

## 4. How do I send and receive email

## 5. News

- 5.1 How do I set up an online news-reader?
- 5.2 How do I set up an offline news-reader?
- 5.3 How do I set up C News?
- 5.4 How do I set up Leafnode?

## 6. How do I automate the connection procedure?

## 7. Final words

- 7.1 Other things I should know about?

## 8. ISP specific information

- 8.1 How do I learn more?
- 8.2 Thanks to

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