The following topics describe and provide examples of the PPPD commands. If you need to customize your PPP settings, command qualifiers are provided. However, most users will be satisfied with the default settings. PPPD Command Summary summarizes the PPPD command functions. Table 1 PPPD Command Summary Command Function CONNECT Establishes a network connection through the current physical port or a specified remote port. DIAL_OUT Allows direct access to a device to dial out over a modem or link to an external device. DISCONNECT Terminates the network connection and returns control to the terminal driver. EXIT Leaves the utility and returns you to the DCL command prompt ($). HELP Displays help text for PPPD commands. SET Determines the device and line characteristics for the specified terminal. SHOW Displays the device and line characteristics of the specified terminal.