First, thanks to all who have replied with suggestions! I will try these out this evening and, I hope, get things up and running from the client side.
Garry, what I am trying to accomplish is to be able to start a dialup session from my client using the a modem connected to the server. I could run apps on the server, but it seems best to run apps on the client and not the server. Now, I've just got this little network I'm trying to learn with, not a fancy corporate server or anything like that, so I could just run stuff on the server. But, I'm trying to learn the correct way to setup a network. So, to answer your question, I think it would be like accessing a CDROM drive on a network. I like the idea of the session terminating after being idle for a period of time. Could you send a copy of your chat script? mheyes Garry Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/30/2001 11:21:05 AM To: [email protected] cc: Subject: RE: newbie networking Could I offer another option. You could use pppd and a chat script to handle the dialing then put demand in ppp options. This will have the same affect as the diald. I myself have this setup so that after idle (120seconds) the connection hangs up. Have this with an good ipchains script and you should have a good setup. However from what I have read from the first Email, are you wanting to use the deivce directly much like a CDROM drive on a network.? Garry Robertson. ~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please refer to the following disclaimer in respect of this message: > http://www.stivesdirect.com/e-mail-disclaimer.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Furr [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:49 PM > To: Brian Russo > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: newbie networking > > two options, depending on what your needs are... > > diald has the capability of "dialing on demand", so that the first > request for a web page, ftp site, whatever will trigger it to > automically dial and establish the connection. > > if you want to explicitly control the connection, you need to setup a > user account on the box so that you can ssh in, and then setup sudo, > which will allow that user to execute pon/poff as root without giving > them complete root access.(as mentioned earlier) > > -mike > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
