Geza Fodor wrote: > i have a freebsd installed with internet connection on > my desktop pc and on my laptop as well. because i am > traveling a lot between two countries, i'd like to > make followings.
You should be able to write some scripts which do this; theoretically, the "some commands to my desktop pc" bit can be an invocation of a background script which time-delays then initiates a PPP connection. - mark > - laptop dials to my desktop pc > - laptop sends some command > - desktop hangs up and dials to local isp > - laptop dials also to a local isp > - desktop sends a mail to me that means it is online > (sends an ip address as well) > - laptop logs in > > is it too much? any idea? ---- Mark Newton Email: new...@internode.com.au (W) Network Engineer Email: new...@atdot.dotat.org (H) Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82232999 "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
