> Thanks to everyone who replied. I'm sure my problem was the /dev/ttys1 > instead of /dev/ttyS1. > I'll try this tonight. > > I'd like to connect my modem to the linux machine and then have my two > windows computers access the internet via a local network to the linux box > using IP - Masquerading. Currently on windows when ever you click on the > browers icon it starts the dial out process (if the connection was not made > first). Is there anyway to have this happen with PPP when the browers > starts up (on linux OR on the Win-95 machines)? I'd like to leave the > linux machine up and running all the time, but not have to start PPP for my > wife when she sits down at the windows computer and starts her browser. > And (of course) I only want the PPP connection up when needed. Any ideas? > (probably need to write some software on the windows side I guess).
Actually, there is already a package called diald that will auto-magically dial up your PPP connection as needed. -- +----------------------------+ | | | CTech | | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | +----------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]