Re: Setting-up a Dial-in server

From: Mark Taylor (mtaylor_at_spam.lrim.com)
Date: 08/13/03

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    alex@totallynerd.com (Alex) wrote in
    news:2ba4b4eb.0308130755.72721881@posting.google.com:

    > Hi...
    >
    > I want to configure Linux to accept dial-up connections for people to
    > access the Internet. I'm assuming it'll use PPP, but I've never
    > successfully gotten this to work.
    >
    > Can someone point me to a website, Howto, or FAQ that shows this? I
    > need to know what packages need to be installed and it'd help if I
    > could find the needed config files. I'm running Red Hat 8, but I can
    > install 7.x through 9. Also, the modem is an external USR modem, so
    > there shouldn't be hardware issues.
    >
    > I can get it to accept calls, but it just gives a command-line login.
    > This would work great for me to dial-in and do CLI stuff, but I need
    > PPP access for Internet access.
    >
    > Thanks for any suggestions or help,
    >
    > Alex.
    >

    http://ldp.geniusweb.com/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/
    http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue38/gentry.html
    http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/ISP-Setup-RedHat-HOWTO-6.html
    http://www.bluenetgroup.com/support/howto/create_linux_dialin_server.html

    Take your pick...


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